NationStates Jolt Archive

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16361087/

Anyone else see this coming?

This could result in a major policy shift.

threatened, not endangered.

threatened, not endangered.
what's the difference?

what's the difference?

A threatened species is one likely to become endanged. An endangered species already is.

what's the difference?

There are conservation 'levels' determining how close to extinction a species is. Endangered is a level closer to extinction than threatoned is.

And he'll send Exxon up to the Alaskan Wildlife refuge to 'protect' them.

Shouldn't he send in the marines or the special forces first?

"we desperately need to do something to generate some kind of goodwill after all our recent fuckups"

"what about 'saving' something cuddly?"

"brilliant! it's almost as good as impeaching clinton!"

"we desperately need to do something to generate some kind of goodwill after all our recent fuckups"

"what about 'saving' something cuddly?"

"brilliant! it's almost as good as impeaching clinton!"



:rolleyes:

:rolleyes:

ooh, good retort, you totally put me in my place

oh, go on, elaborate...
he's been a disaster as a president, then suddenly at the end of his term, he decides to become cuddly, but only on a superficial level
after his phenomenally bad environmental record, he 'saves' the polar bear and cue! soundbite anecdotes proclaiming bush's sudden conversion to conservationism

"By submitting the proposal today, the Interior Department is meeting a deadline under a legal settlement..."

kicking and screaming to the very end, i see

Nothing cuddly about a polar bear, man.

Nothing cuddly about a polar bear, man.

nothing cuddly about a koala or a panda either - but have you seen how many calendars the little bastards end up in?

Nothing cuddly about a polar bear, man.

don't even get me started on ewoks ;)

There's nothing we can do for them, you know. Man-made or not, we can't stop their habitats from getting too warm in time. They'll all starve to death.

Well, except maybe those who live near humans. They'll be shot while trying to eat people.

There's nothing we can do for them, you know. Man-made or not, we can't stop their habitats from getting too warm in time. They'll all starve to death.

Well, except maybe those who live near humans. They'll be shot while trying to eat people.

we can maintain a population that retains 95%+ of their genetic diversity in captivity if nothing else

Damn, looks like I'm never going to get my polar bear rug :p

Damn, looks like I'm never going to get my polar bear rug :p

...okay, that was just cruel and offensive. Shame on you.

ooh, good retort, you totally put me in my place

oh, go on, elaborate...
he's been a disaster as a president, then suddenly at the end of his term, he decides to become cuddly, but only on a superficial level
after his phenomenally bad environmental record, he 'saves' the polar bear and cue! soundbite anecdotes proclaiming bush's sudden conversion to conservationism

Grow Up

:rolleyes:

Grow Up

:rolleyes:

Wow, I'm staggered, I am. Such wit.

Grow Up

:rolleyes:

Well, he does make at least one good point: Bush has had a notoriously bad record on the environment. Not too surprising to see him want to salvage his image at least a little bit.

This is of course presuming that it is Bush himself responsible for this. Considering his apparent divorce from reality, it is much more probably his associates that are trying to save face for the entire administration than Bush for himself.