Posted by
Catmman on Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:52:25 PM
First, some misinformation:
Andrew Wetzler, director of the Endangered Species Project at the liberal Natural Resources Defense Council, testified that polar bears "stand on the brink of extinction."
"Threatened by a combination of factors ranging from toxic contamination to oil and gas pollution, but most importantly global warming, polar bears are seeing the sea-ice habitat on which they depend disappear at an alarming rate," he said.
"There is now overwhelming scientific agreement that sea-ice loss in the Arctic threatens polar bears with extinction," Wetzler added.
Now some stupidity from Senator Moron Barbara Boxer:
"It is a sad statement on the health of the planet when such a majestic species as the polar bear could be lost due to human activities," she added.
Boxer said that because of global warming, two-thirds of the polar bear population may be headed towards extinction by 2050.
Side Note: Ummm, if only two thirds of a species is gone (leaving one third) how is that extinction exactly? Senator Boxer? Hmmm?
Extinction Definition: no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species".
I would call you stupid Senator, but you are a liberal and it would be redundant.
End side note.
And finally common sense and the endgame: (emphasis mine)
But Inhofe said "listing the bear as a threatened species is not about protecting the bear but about using the Endangered Species Act to achieve global warming policy that special interest groups can not otherwise achieve through the legislative process."
By listing the bear, he said, the scope of the law would allow for development to be blocked anywhere in the country if it could contribute to global warming.
"The bottom line is that the attempt to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act is not based on any current polar bear decline but is founded entirely on computer climate models and predictions that are fraught with uncertainties," he said. "Unfortunately, the bear is being used as a back door to climate change regulation."
Well said Senator Inhofe. Well said.
(H/T: CNSNews)