The Alaskan governor is
fighting back against the unprecedented decision to give polar bears rights under the Endangered Species Act. The state of Alaska, spearheaded by Gov. Sarah Palin, is suing Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne "seeking to reverse his decision" which gives polar bears protected status based not on current data but on a speculative "foreseeable future" in which the effects of global warming could eke away at the ice in the bears' habitat.
That's like me asking my doctor if I can have amoxicillin because I "foresee" that I may get pneumonia.
These scientific decisions should not be based on "foreseeable futures" and "arbitrary" timelines, especially when these sweeping measures could "cripple offshore oil and gas development."
Save the polar bears, but let's listen to the native Alaskans and use scientific methods to figure out how to do it.