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Environment News tagged with polar bears

The Polar Bear Is Still One Oil Spill Away From Disaster
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, polar bears, oil, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 8 days ago - newsblaze.com
Despite recent proposed critical habitat designation, The Obama administration's recent proposed designation of 200,000 square miles of Alaskan waters, sea ice and coastal area as critical habitat for the polar bear is encouraging news for a species
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Polar Bears Vs. Oil With Alaska in the Balance
Environment  (tags: drilling, oil, destruction, alaska, polar bears, habitat destruction, governor, wildlife )

Simone
- 9 days ago - thenewstribune.com
Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn't intend to let the federal government's expanded protection for bears get in the way of the state's continued prosperity.
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Protect the Arctic Refuge: America's Polar Bear Nursery ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, arctic refuge, polar bears, habitat, protection, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 10 days ago - change.org
Rising temperatures are robbing polar bears of vital habitat and melting the sea ice they use for hunting and raising their cubs. In response, the Interior Department has announced a proposal to designate more than 200,000 square miles of critical
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Olympics Hope to Increase Knowledge About the Polar Bear
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife, polar bears, Olympics )

Cher
- 11 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Whether you're of this viewpoint or not, you will be happy to know that the Olympics hopes to bring environmental benefits by increasing the world's knowledge about climate change in Northern areas of Canada and the impact upon the polar bear
23 comments
Give the Polar Bear a Fighting Chance ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, polar bears, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 19 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In May 2008, the Department of the Interior listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. In October 2009, as required by the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its proposal to designate
10 comments
White House Protects Polar Bears With Alaska 'Critical Habitat' Designation
Environment  (tags: animals, habitat, Alaska, polar bears, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 34 days ago - guardian.co.uk
The Obama administration bowed to environmental groups and added a layer of protection for polar bear today, setting aside 200,000 square miles of Alaskan coastline and waters as their "critical habitat".
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Save the Polar Bear
Environment  (tags: animals, GoodNews, endangered, wildlife, polar bears, Salazar )

Tierney
- 36 days ago - secure.nrdconline.org
Send the Obama Administration a big "Thank you" for endorsing an upgrade in international protection for polar bears.
38 comments
U.S. Seeks Tougher Protections for Polar Bear
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, protection, polar bears, wildlife, climate-change )

Cher
- 39 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
With global warming shrinking Arctic sea ice that polar bears depend upon for survival, the United States is seeking to remove another major threat: international trade in the bears' fur and other parts.
36 comments
Arctic to Be Ice Free in Summer - Consequences for Polar Bears
Environment  (tags: environment, arctic, ice-free, animals, polar bears, habitat, protection, wildlife, nature )

Cher
- 41 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
New data, released by the Catlin Arctic Survey and WWF, provides further evidence of thinning Arctic sea ice, supporting the emerging thinking that the Arctic Ocean will be largely ice-free in summer within a decade. The Catlin Arctic Survey provides
27 comments
Protect Polar Bears From Global Warming ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: animals, polar bears, environment, globalwarming, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 140 days ago - animalrights.change.org
Please don't let Secretary Salazar ignore the bears' path to extinction. Urge him to reconsider his decision, review the science, and protect polar bears from their loss of habitat today.
9 comments
Save The Polar Bears ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: animals, polar bears, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, destruction )

Cher
- 159 days ago - animalrights.change.org
Please sign the petition to encourage President Barack Obama to rein in global warming and save the polar bear now.
18 comments
Sign Petition: Ask the EPA to Acknowledge the Truth About Global Warming
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, habitat, species, endangered, climate change, wildlife, ocean, polar bears, whales, humans, global warming, arctic, malaria, disease, floods, drought, wildfires, hurricanes, starvation, pollution )

Tom
- 183 days ago - change.org
Global warming is the single greatest threat to wildlife, not to mention our children's future. At last, the Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to formally declare that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to our public health and welfare.
22 comments
Protect Polar Bears From Global Warming ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: animals, environment, polar bears, globalwarming, habitat, protection, nature, wildlife )

Cher
- 188 days ago - change.org
In a disappointing continuation of Bush era policies, the Obama administration has decided to leave polar bears exposed to the perils of global warming - one of the most serious threats to their existence.
18 comments
Sign Petition: Urge the Obama Administration to Actively Support Climate Legislation
Environment  (tags: environment, animals, habitat, species, endangered, climate change, wildlife, ocean, polar bears, whales, humans, global warming, arctic, malaria, disease, floods, drought, wildfires, hurricanes, starvation, pollution )

Tom
- 189 days ago - secure3.convio.net
The Union of Concerned Scientists released the Climate 2030 Blueprint, a peer-reviewed study showing that the United States can dramatically cut global warming pollution while saving American households and businesses billions of dollars in energy costs.
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