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Originally Posted by Cowperson

New government data indicates polar bear numbers are RISING dramatically . . . . . bringing into question whether or not any effort is needed to treat them as endangered or to save them.

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/n...9-b71a9e5df868

Very good news indeed!

Originally Posted by Cowperson

Interesting sidebar is that the vast wind storms battering Vancouver and the west coast are caused by rapidly rising Asian pollution.

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/n...499bad5&k=5988

Cowperson

Cowperson

Some good news out of China.

http://english.eastday.com/eastday/e...ai2663697.html

There may have been a setback last year, but China is determined to meet its energy-saving and pollution-control targets between 2006 and 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday.

The government set the goal of reducing energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product by 20 percent and major pollutants discharge by 10 percent in the 11th Five-Year Plan.

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Dr. Allegre now sees global warming as over-hyped and an environmental concern of second rank.

Wow... I really hope he's right...

As do I. I think the worst scneario though is that we are faced with rapid global warming that is not caused by humans. Then we are really screwed with no plan on how to keep conditions suitable for our current society.