Yesterday the feds declared polar bears an "endangered species".
QOTD:
Although the global population of polar bears has grown from a low of about 12,000 in the late 1960's to approximately 25,000 today, Mr. Kemperthorne [Interior Secretary] said government scientists had advised him that computer modeling projects "a significant population decline" by the year 2050.
- WSJ, May 15, 2008
Two things:
  1. This is a wonderful case study of government at work. What more can you say. Polar bears are declared endangered... at the zenith of their population.
  2. This shows the power of images. Al Gore's polar bear imagery in "Inconvenient Truth", though not real, impacted people emotionally. Case closed.
Of course, this opens the way for more global warming shenanigans (ala ethanol subsidies and carbon offsets) because industry can't harm endangered species. Get it? And the remedy? I'm betting on increased taxes and regulation. Shocker!
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