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The Mysterious, Ice-Cold Canning Of A Prominent Polar Bear Researcher

Charles Monnet is responsible for you being concerned about polar bears drowning in ice-less Arctic waters. But did his support for wildlife get him suspended from his government post?READ»

Polar Bears Will Survive If We Reduce CO2--But With Heavy Casualties

A new study says 34.25 degrees Fahrenheit is the maximum temperature allowed if we want any of those cute North Pole critters to live. Even then, prepare for a massive die-off.READ»

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Place Your Bets on When the Polar Bear Population Disappears

If the world is going to hell in a handbasket, why not make some money in the process? That seems to be the thinking behind Irish bookmaker Paddy Power's plan to take bets on the global polar bear population on December 31, 2011.READ»

Rampaging Elephant Gadget Inspired by 'Star Wars'?

Rampaging elephants may not be a particularly bothersome problem around your neck of the woods, but they are in India. Instead of anesthetizing them, an inventor's come up with a neat solution that's seems to have sprung from repeated ...READ»

Zoo Installs Electronic Polar Bears to Replace Real Animals

First we looked at an architect that wants to build a massive artificial mountain in the middle of Berlin. Now comes word that the St. Louis Zoo has decided to replace its polar bears with electronic replacements. Um, what? The ...READ»

Polar Bears, Shmolar Bears

I belong to a few environmental groups and so I receive a steady stream of flyers from these groups in the mail, more often than not highlighting the plight of whales, polar bears, and wolves.  Even today as the world goes through ...READ»

Global Warming - How to Tell If It's Real

Hanh mitakuyapi. Recently, I have seen many letters to editors and posts on various Internet boards asking for proof that global warming is real. To me, the definitive proof of the reality - and awe-inspiring danger - of global ...READ»