International Business News - Polar http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Bush administration's decision to let oil companies unintentionally harass or harm polar bears and walruses off the northwestern Alaska coast. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88305-polar-bears-oil.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/polar-bear-harassment-by-oil-companies-challenged.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/polar-bear-harassment-by-oil-companies-challenged.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:23:10 EDT Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Bush administration's decision to let oil companies unintentionally harass or harm polar bears and walruses off the northwestern Alaska coast. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88216-polar-bears-oil.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/polar-bear-harassment-by-oil-companies-challenged.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/polar-bear-harassment-by-oil-companies-challenged.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:12:34 EDT Environmental and animal rights groups are lining up to oppose a lawsuit that seeks to let American sport hunters again import hides of polar bears shot legally in Canada. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79612-polar-bears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/groups-want-import-ban-on-polar-bear-hides-lifted.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/groups-want-import-ban-on-polar-bear-hides-lifted.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:22:33 EDT Officials from northern Canada were in Washington on Monday to make an unpopular argument: Let U.S. hunters continue to kill polar bears for sport. The politicians from Canada's Northwest Territory asked Interior Department officials to allow U.S. sportsmen to still bring back polar bear hides after their hunts in Canada's Arctic region, despite the increased protection now afforded the bear under the Endangered Species Act. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/canadians-argue-for-polar-bear-hunt.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:04:54 EDT Two conservation groups plan to sue to protect polar bears from petroleum exploration and drilling off Alaska's coast. The Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Environment gave the federal government formal notice Monday that they will sue under the Endangered Species Act to protect the bears, which were listed as threatened last month by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/groups-say-theyll-sue-over-polar-bears-drilling.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:28:49 EDT Two conservation groups plan to sue to protect polar bears from petroleum exploration and drilling off Alaska's coast. The Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Environment gave the federal government formal notice Monday that they will sue under the Endangered Species Act to protect the bears, which were listed as threatened last month by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/groups-say-they-will-sue-over-polar-bears-drilling.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:40:37 EDT The state of Alaska will sue to challenge the recent listing of polar bears as a threatened species, Gov. Sarah Palin announced Wednesday. She and other Alaska elected officials fear a listing will cripple oil and gas development in prime polar bear habitat off the state's northern and northwestern coasts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/governor-alaska-to-challenge-polar-bear-listing.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 04:34:01 EDT Pink Floyd and soprano Renee Fleming were named winners of the 2008 Polar Music Prize on Wednesday for their contributions to their musical genres. The British rock group and Fleming will each receive a cash prize of $168,000 at an Aug. 26 awards ceremony in Stockholm, organizers said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/51676-polar-music-prize.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/pink-floyd-renee-fleming-win-polar-music-prize.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/pink-floyd-renee-fleming-win-polar-music-prize.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 14:36:39 EDT Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the state will sue to challenge the listing of polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Palin on Wednesday said there is insufficient evidence to support the decision U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/critics-polar-bear-plan-must-fight-global-warming.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 17:49:46 EDT Conservation groups returned to court to challenge Bush administration efforts to help save the polar bear, saying federal officials' refusal to include steps against global warming violates the Endangered Species Act. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/50857-polar-bear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/critics-polar-bear-plan-must-fight-global-warming.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/critics-polar-bear-plan-must-fight-global-warming.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 21:12:47 EDT It's not about saving the polar bear as much as the polar bear saving us. The Arctic bear facing extinction because of global warming is bringing home the consequences of cheap energy and _ until recently _ the need for little sacrifice. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/analysis-polar-bears-impact-on-people-is-felt.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:41:02 EDT Put at risk by global warming, the polar bear is getting a life line as the government officially has declared it a threatened species in need of increased protection. But another round of legal battles surrounding the majestic animal may be just beginning. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/polar-bear-gets-new-protection.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 03:18:49 EDT The lawyers aren't clearing their calendars just yet, but the oil industry is bracing for some courtroom battles to maintain its stake in Alaska's oil-rich fields now that the Interior Department has listed polar bears as a threatened species. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46389-polar-bears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/oil-cos-expect-battles-over-polar-bear-listing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/oil-cos-expect-battles-over-polar-bear-listing.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 00:19:21 EDT THREATENED BEAR: The polar bear was declared a threatened species by the Interior Department Wednesday. It cited dramatic declines in sea ice that will likely result in two-thirds of the polar bears disappearing by mid-century. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/summary-box-polar-bears-to-be-protected-species.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 19:14:44 EDT A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/judge-orders-federal-government-to-decide-polar-bear-listing.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:39:37 EDT A scientific committee that advises Canada's government on endangered species said Friday that climate change is a threat to the survival of the polar bear, but the species does not face extinction. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/42220-polar-bears-concern.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/canadian-panel-climate-change-is-threat-to-polar-bears.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/canadian-panel-climate-change-is-threat-to-polar-bears.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:14:07 EDT The Department of the Interior says it needs at least 10 more weeks to decide whether polar bears should be listed as threatened or endangered. Assistant Secretary Lyle Laverty replied Thursday to a... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/feds-seek-more-time-for-decision-on-listing-polar-bears.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:37:45 EDT German polar bear fans have another star to visit. Stuttgart's Wilhelma zoo presented 4-month-old Wilbaer to the public on Wednesday, bringing the fluffy cub outdoors alongside his mother, Corinna.... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/40250-aptopix-germany-polar-bear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/another-german-baby-polar-bear-debut-stuttgarts-wilbaer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/another-german-baby-polar-bear-debut-stuttgarts-wilbaer.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:36:39 EDT Never mind the burly polar bear Knut, here's the cute new cub Flocke. With all the fanfare of a movie premiere or record release, Nuremberg city and zoo officials on Tuesday introduced Germany's la... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/38726-germany-polar-bear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/polar-bear-cub-flocke-makes-zoo-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/polar-bear-cub-flocke-makes-zoo-debut.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:53:55 EDT Never mind the burly polar bear Knut, here's the cute new cub Flocke. With all the fanfare of a movie premiere or record release, Nuremberg city and zoo officials on Tuesday introduced Germany's la... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/38641-germany-polar-bear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/polar-bear-cub-flocke-makes-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/polar-bear-cub-flocke-makes-debut.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:15:04 EDT