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Protect Polar Bears From Global Warming

Target: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

In a disappointing move, the Obama administration has left polar bears poorly protected from one of the gravest threats to this endangered species -- global warming.

Pandering to Big Oil, the outgoing Bush/Cheney administration limited vital protections for polar bears from global warming and oil and gas development, essentially denying polar bears the help they need to survive some of the greatest threats to their existence.

Yet global warming is at the very heart of the threat to the polar bear. Scientists say that global warming and habitat loss could drive America's polar bears to extinction by the end of the century.

Unfortunately, Interior Secretary Salazar decided to back the status quo, rather than bring meaningful change to how this endangered species is treated. Tell Secretary Salazar how disappointed you are in his decision to support the Bush-era rule -- and urge him to review the science and protect endangered polar bears from global warming.

deadline: 1-1-2010
goal: 15,000

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Dear Interior Secretary Ken Salazar,

I am very disappointed that you decided not to cut through the red tape and restore protections for polar bears immediately.

The polar bear's Arctic sea ice habitat is melting away, the Arctic seals which polar bears hunt for food are becoming increasingly scarce, and the cause is clearly global warming.

Yet, the Obama administration is leaving in place a rule that says activities that cause global warming -- and therefore harm polar bears -- will not be considered violations of the Endangered Species Act. That made no sense under the Bush administration, and it certainly makes no sense for under the new administration, which has promised to place science over political positioning.

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As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund and someone who cares about America's vanishing polar bears, I strongly urge you to review the science and institute meaningful protection for this endangered species.

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We took action on “Protect Polar Bears From Global Warming”!

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2:47 pm PDT, Mar 17, Jerry Magness, United Kingdom
Why are you concerned about the future of polar bears?

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6:24 am PST, Jan 29, Name not displayed, Colorado

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12:59 pm PST, Jan 28, Name not displayed, New York

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7:35 pm PST, Jan 27, Joanne Cannon, United Kingdom

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10:52 am PST, Jan 26, Ruchi Gupta, India

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11:09 am PST, Jan 25, Name not displayed, California

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8:01 am PST, Jan 24, Mathias Rodriguez, New York

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2:54 pm PST, Jan 23, Ingrid Andersson, Sweden

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8:27 pm PST, Jan 22, Patrick Lewis, California

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5:09 pm PST, Jan 22, Name not displayed, New Hampshire

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7:10 am PST, Jan 22, Name not displayed, Canada
This beautifull animal is an essential part of the cycle of wildlife in the Arctic. If these animals are gone the food chain is dissrupted and will negatively affect many other animals.

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11:30 pm PST, Jan 21, Ka lai Chan, Hong Kong

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9:39 am PST, Jan 21, Julia Maeder, Germany

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7:32 am PST, Jan 21, Rachel White, Maine

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7:28 am PST, Jan 21, Cathala Corine, France

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7:53 pm PST, Jan 20, Jordan Palefsky, Texas
I have always loved, and will continue to love polar bears. They need our help!!! Let's save them before they go extinct.

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1:29 pm PST, Jan 20, Carmen Armillas, Illinois

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1:10 pm PST, Jan 20, Wael Masalkhi, Syrian Arab Republic

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11:47 am PST, Jan 20, Elena Ivanova Elena Ivanova, Ukraine

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2:08 am PST, Jan 20, Natalia Lopez-Maroto de Prado, Spain

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8:40 pm PST, Jan 19, Amanda Gussiaas, Minnesota

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7:52 am PST, Jan 19, Evdokia Alekseeva, Russian Federation
I think, that president administration must do its best to protect bears or other animals. Their lifes depends on the general responsibility of the goverment.

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11:35 pm PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, Germany
because my children schall have the chance to know what a polar bear looks like

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9:19 pm PST, Jan 18, Christy Abrams, New Jersey
they are becoming extinct and its our fault. they did nothing wrong and are dying fast. the reasons are not natural but wrong by human beings. how can people not feel sorry??

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6:09 pm PST, Jan 18, Ali Odabash, New York
We have to restore the polar bear's habitat and make sure that global warming and harming polar bears will be considered a violation of the Endangered Species Act.

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1:39 pm PST, Jan 18, Name not displayed, New Jersey

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12:52 am PST, Jan 18, Heather Aponte, New Jersey
They are a part of the ecosystem just like anything else and keeps it stable

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8:43 pm PST, Jan 17, William Salto, Arizona
We are the stewards of the Earth......... and we must protect the inhabitants. ALL, of the inhabitants!

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6:58 pm PST, Jan 17, Michael Butler, Oklahoma
If we do not do anything we will lose one of God's great creatures and the world would be alot more empty we must save them for our kid's annd their kid's to enjoy seeing them.

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3:52 pm PST, Jan 17, Nigel MacMorrine, Canada
Extinction

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10:32 am PST, Jan 17, Mika Knutsson, Sweden

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1:54 am PST, Jan 17, Name not displayed, Italy

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12:54 am PST, Jan 17, Kalina Koeva, Bulgaria

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11:41 pm PST, Jan 16, Amy Levine, Colorado

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12:25 pm PST, Jan 16, J. George, Colorado
I am a Democrat who watches those who support environmental issues. I support tighter restrictions on oil and gas in favor of wildlife and the environment. Hope I can continue voting Democrat.

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3:22 am PST, Jan 16, Miho Umemoto, Japan

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1:53 am PST, Jan 16, Vovo Vovo, Viet Nam
All of us are one! We want protecting, smiling, freedom, and happiness. They also want having a good life!

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6:57 am PST, Jan 15, Gene Funds, Michigan

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9:53 pm PST, Jan 14, Conni Kilman, Colorado

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7:50 pm PST, Jan 14, Name not displayed, Wisconsin

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6:05 pm PST, Jan 14, Lauren Ritter, Michigan

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12:38 am PST, Jan 14, Susan Anderson, California

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9:14 pm PST, Jan 13, Monika V, France

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8:46 pm PST, Jan 13, Tracy Brown, New Jersey

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7:51 pm PST, Jan 13, Lindsay Griffin, Colorado

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4:30 pm PST, Jan 13, Nicole Lazarr, California
I am concerned about the existence of Polar Bears in the future because they are part of this earth and deserve a chance on this earth. They are living creatures and should be protected just like any other creature... or even human.

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1:57 pm PST, Jan 13, Cherokee Chastain Ash, Montana

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12:25 pm PST, Jan 13, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

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5:31 am PST, Jan 13, Ana-Maria Dan, Romania

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2:48 am PST, Jan 13, Chetna Pittea, United Kingdom

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8:08 pm PST, Jan 12, Kirin Castle, Australia

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7:56 pm PST, Jan 12, Elizabeth Flynn, Tennessee

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4:38 pm PST, Jan 12, Michael Silvestre, Canada
Because the government and Big oil money isn't!!

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1:07 pm PST, Jan 12, Al Shaw, New Jersey

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11:40 am PST, Jan 12, Rasha Jaafar, United Kingdom

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9:52 am PST, Jan 12, Mark M Giese, Wisconsin

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6:44 am PST, Jan 12, Christofer Jauneau, France

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12:31 am PST, Jan 12, Karolina Kaczmarek, Poland

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12:28 am PST, Jan 12, Joyce Barone, Pennsylvania

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7:40 pm PST, Jan 11, Victoria Smith, Utah

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5:25 pm PST, Jan 11, Robert Simmons, New York

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5:13 pm PST, Jan 11, Maureen Desquitado, California

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3:35 pm PST, Jan 11, TARA DANIELS, Virginia
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM TO BECOME EXTINCT

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2:33 pm PST, Jan 11, Sarah Bohn, Michigan

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2:11 pm PST, Jan 11, Ella Coutts, Australia

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1:02 pm PST, Jan 11, Quincy Brand, Colorado
Save the Polar Bears!!!!!

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12:48 pm PST, Jan 11, Ilse Delatorre, California

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12:42 pm PST, Jan 11, Hannah Brown, Michigan

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12:08 pm PST, Jan 11, DC Bass, California

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