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Oil Company Polar Bear Rules Affirmed By Appeals Court

Huffington Post -- Oil companies operating in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast will have a negligible effect on polar bears and walrus, according to a federal Appeals Court ruling Tuesday that backed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules on harassment of the animals.

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the agency correctly issued rules that provide legal protection to oil companies if small numbers of polar bears or Pacific walruses are incidentally harmed.

"We're glad that the court has reaffirmed the appropriateness of our conservation measures," agency spokesman Bruce Woods said.

The Center for Biological Diversity sued over the rules, claiming both individual animals and entire populations must be analyzed for protection.

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Submitted Aug 22, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,088 Points:798,225 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 7:21:51 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse It seems they have put into place conservation measures.
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alex395 Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,050 Points:276,710 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 5:16:22 PM Ignore alex395 Report Abuse The Center for Biological Diversity?? What are we doing trying to protect gay Polar Bears?
tbbMI Sophomore Author Michigan Posts:135 Points:756,070 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 5:03:08 PM Ignore tbbMI Report Abuse I'm with you 'briinnc'! Just keep killing the environment and the Earth; who needs it anyway (except EVERYONE!).
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BurtB Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:5,182 Points:1,368,040 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 4:55:41 PM Ignore BurtB Report Abuse The EPA loves the court case brought by the "Center for Biological Diversity". It makes them look almost "Main stream".
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trytogetby All-Star Author Cincinnati Posts:864 Points:214,000 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 4:44:52 PM Ignore trytogetby Report Abuse I would think it could be done without hurting the bears & walruses. Although no one does anything about the clubbing of baby seals. So what do I really know.
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sprocketsplines Champion Author Washington Posts:1,687 Points:862,365 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 3:58:22 PM Ignore sprocketsplines Report Abuse The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules cover only the incidental harming of small numbers of polar bears or Pacific walruses by oil companies during their operations in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast.
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honkerman Champion Author San Jose Posts:44,311 Points:2,398,070 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 3:51:30 PM Ignore honkerman Report Abuse What is happening in this country? Two court rulings reported in today's news that show common sense!! We just might manage to survive after all!
RONALD777 Champion Author Houston Posts:2,442 Points:364,705 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 3:51:18 PM Ignore RONALD777 Report Abuse Since the truth is there are more Polar bears now than ever, oil workers should be allowed to shoot one bear a week & have a nice bar-b-que on Saturday nights!
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:26,588 Points:2,903,070 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 3:48:19 PM Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse I, for one, am pleased to see the courts rule that the oil companies are trying to the right thing.
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singlemom27 Champion Author Ventura Posts:3,118 Points:641,160 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 3:41:12 PM Ignore singlemom27 Report Abuse Okay, so we can write off polar bears and walruses now...the only ones left will be in zoos and at SeaWorld...way to go Fish & Game!
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greentre All-Star Author Pensacola Posts:800 Points:276,905 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 3:27:16 PM Ignore greentre Report Abuse The noise from the oil refinery is going to disturb the walruses!?!? Have you ever heard a herd of walruses on the beach? They should be fined for noise polution! In the article it said that one polar bear had been killed by a security officer using a noise making round. I've used these rounds and if the bear was killed by it, then it was almost on top of the officer.
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TheThorn All-Star Author South Carolina Posts:824 Points:785,940 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 3:22:21 PM Ignore TheThorn Report Abuse with all the neg publicity oil companies are getting these days maybe they will be smart enough to protect the animals as much as possible
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