Alaska Fights to Reverse Polar Bear Protections
Augusta Chronicle, The › February 06, 2010
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska 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.
Like his predecessor, Sarah Palin, the governor is suing the federal government to overturn the listing of the iconic symbol of the Arctic as a threatened species, a move made last year that he says could threaten Alaska's lifeblood: petroleum development.See the full content of this document
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Alaska Fights to Reverse Polar Bear Protections
"Currently some are attempting to improperly use the Endangered Species Act to shut down resource development," Mr. Par-nell said, referring to petroleum...
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