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Todd Sullivan

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Subject: WSJ NEWS ALERT: Polar Bear to Be Designated as Threatened Species

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NEWS ALERT

from The Wall Street Journal

May 14, 2008

The Interior Department has decided to protect the polar bear as a threatened species, amid a decline in Arctic sea ice due to global warming, handing environmentalists a major victory. Opponents said it could trigger new obstacles for oil companies seeking to drill in the Arctic. The official announcement was to come from Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne later this afternoon.

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