The Bush administration has finally given up. The White House, through this Endangered Species Act decision regarding the polar bear, has finally fessed up to what the rest of the world has been saying now for years. No more rebutting of climate change science. Here’s the Associated Press’s Wednesday evening update of today’s big wildlife conservation story.
And here’s the Fish and Wildlife Service’s news release on today’s announcement. You can also look over various background materials, and a video, at the Fish and Wildlife Service’s home page.
Was this really a Bush decision? Or is it a Rovian manuever?
