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  • Scientist who saw drowned polar bears reprimanded [Environuts think he should get an apology]

    09/28/2012 7:14:45 PM PDT · by Hunton Peck · 5 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Sep 28, 2012, 8:55 PM EDT | BECKY BOHRER
    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- An Alaska scientist whose observations of drowned polar bears helped galvanize the global warming movement has been reprimanded for improper release of government documents. An Interior Department official said emails released by Charles Monnett were cited by a federal appeals court in decisions to vacate approval by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of an oil and gas company's Arctic exploration plan. The official, Walter Cruickshank, deputy director of BOEM, said in a memo that an inspector general's investigation contained findings that Monnett had improperly disclosed internal government documents, which he said were later used against...
  • Polar Bears and Global Warming: Was Sarah Palin Right?

    07/29/2011 7:31:17 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 35 replies
    Polar bears and their 'non-imminent' danger were a hot topic for Sarah Palin. The former vice president candidate was against adding polar bears to the Endangered Species Act, stating that she "strongly" believed that adding them to the list was the wrong move. She stated that, "there is insufficient evidence that polar bears are in danger of becoming extinct within the foreseeable future." Her decision was based on a "comprehensive review by state wildlife officials of scientific information from a broad range of climate, ice and polar bear experts." In 2008, the then Alaska Governor went as far as to...