This one is really too funny, folks, and definitely requires all potables, combustibles, and sharp objects be properly stowed (grateful and humorous h/t to NBer dscott).
Despite all the carping and whining by folks like soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore and his not so merry band of sycophant devotees about global warming killing polar bears, there is actually a baby boom occurring in this species in Canada’s eastern Arctic.
As marvelously reported May 3 by the Christian Science Monitor (emphasis added throughout):
Polar bears are the poster animals of global warming. The image of a polar bear floating on an ice floe is one of the most dramatic visual statements in the fight against rising temperatures in the Arctic.
But global warming is not killing the polar bears of Canada's eastern Arctic, according to one ongoing study. Scheduled for release next year, it says the number of polar bears in the Davis Strait area of Canada's eastern Arctic – one of 19 polar bear populations worldwide – has grown to 2,100, up from 850 in the mid-1980s.
For those keeping score, that’s an almost 150 percent increase in two decades.
The article continued:
"There aren't just a few more bears. There are a ... lot more bears," biologist Mitchell Taylor told the Nunatsiaq News of Iqaluit in the Arctic territory of Nunavut. Earlier, in a long telephone conversation, Dr. Taylor explained his conviction that threats to polar bears from global warming are exaggerated and that their numbers are increasing. He has studied the animals for the Nunavut government for two decades.
Hmmm. So, a local biologist that has studied polar bears for two decades says their population is increasing. How marvelous.
Similarly delicious was how the Monitor took issue with the now famous picture of polar bears floating on an ice floe:
The study by Taylor and his team has received widespread media coverage in Canada, shaking the image of the polar bear as endangered. There are even questions about the famous photograph of a polar bear adrift on what looks like an isolated and melting ice floe. Even scientists who firmly believe that the bears are under threat from climate change say the picture doesn't tell the whole truth.
Polar bears often travel on ice floes, and they can swim "easily" in open water for 60 miles, according to [Andrew Derocher of the World Conservation Union]. "Bears will often hang out on glacier ice or large pieces of multiyear ice. To me that picture looked a little fudged," he says. "But some colleagues of mine said it was legit."
Finally, the Monitor addressed what people who actually live in the Arctic are saying about the polar bear population:
Inuit hunters make their own estimates of the polar bear population based on the number of animals they encounter on their travels. Taylor says scientists have ignored the anecdotal evidence of the Inuit, who say bear numbers were rising. Inuits also report more polar bears wandering into their towns and villages, where they are a threat to children.
"I'm pretty sure the numbers [of polar bears] are climbing," says Pitselak Pudlat, an Inuit hunter and manager of the Aiviq Hunters and Trappers Organization at Cape Dorset, Baffin Island. "During the winter there were polar bears coming into town." His community is north of the bear population studied by Taylor.
Why should we care what he or the Nunavut biologist say when people in Hollywood like Leonardo DiCaprio, Sheryl Crow, and Laurie David say otherwise?
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Great article, but what I wan
May 11, 2007 - 13:53 ET by Ruths husband BenGreat article, but what I want to know is about that picture. Is that idiot giving those polar bears Coca Cola?
Yaba daba doo! -Fred Flintstone campaign slogan
The punch line Noel, the punc
May 11, 2007 - 13:55 ET by dscottThe punch line Noel, the punch line!!!! Polar bear numbers are up because there are more harp seals to eat!!!!
Why? Because we aren't reducing the harp seal population as much as we once were through hunting and clubing pups, the environment whatever it is doing supports a larger number of seals and predator populations are dependent on the amount of prey. If Climate Change was bad then there would be less harp seals not more!
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
But you see, this is BECAUSE
May 11, 2007 - 13:59 ET by mattmBut you see, this is BECAUSE of Gore-bal Warming; here's how.
Polar Bears instinctively know the climate is changing, so they are procreating at an accelerated rate in order to preserve the species durning the coming hard times.
Even though this is completely unscientific with no basis in fact (I just made it up now), I'm sure you'll hear a similar argument from the Gore-ballistics- IF this bear-boom becomes widely known...
Liberal Procreation
May 11, 2007 - 14:02 ET by JimboLet's hope the liberals dont start procreating at an accellerated rate to ensure their survival too!
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason"
No worries
May 11, 2007 - 14:15 ET by MentalrushNo worries, Jimbo. Increased liberal pregnancy will only lead to increased abortions, not more liberals. It's working so far...
Damn it, beat to the punch.
May 11, 2007 - 14:17 ET by OIFveteranDamn it, beat to the punch.
<insert something clever>
We hear it all the time, th
May 11, 2007 - 22:36 ET by GregEWe hear it all the time, that when something contradictory to a human-induced global warming so-called "fact," there's always a reason that that too is because of the same global warming. Cold winter, global warming..........Warm winter, global warming........odd bird migrations, global warming.........normal bird migrations, global warming.....etc etc etc....
Gee it must be so nice to be able to look at issues from every single side and be able to, with good concious and rationale, say "oh yes, that's due to global warming and here's why...."
Nothing like being the supporter of a completely "undebatable" phenomenon. Must make one feel so empowered over the mere peasant humans that are many of us who aren't worthy of anything otherwise.
Putting on the liberal spin h
May 11, 2007 - 14:22 ET by Airforce_5_OPutting on the liberal spin hat:
The unusual warming trend in the Artic has cause the Polar Bears to mate more often.
According to scientist, "This warm Weather is like Polar Bear Viagra. I mean they can't keep their paws off each other."
Globle Warming Expert, Ida Knewhatam Talkenbout, from the UN said to reporters, "Soon there will be to many Polar Bears and not enough Ice."
Many experts have suggested opening Family Care Clinics to help teach the Bears about birth control.
"We just want them to know there are alternatives to help control the population." said Nagg Men of the new PBNOW.
What impact will this baby boom mean for the seals?
"Between falling through the ice and being eaten by the over populated Bears up here, it spells doom for them" said Leonardo DiCaprio, President of the newly formed anti Polar Bear league. "It is a blood bath out there. If we do a film can I get nominated again?"
Dear algore,How do these ne
May 11, 2007 - 14:22 ET by JDWDear algore,
How do these new facts affect future laws on both incandescent lightbulbs and charcoal briquettes?
JDW
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
Because I can...I'm going to
May 11, 2007 - 14:30 ET by Clear thinkerBecause I can...
I'm going to extrapalate these findings to my own conclusion...Global Warming is good for the earth! If it's good enough for polar bears, surely it's good enough for us, right?
Would it be considered rude if I wished the growing population of bears to come south once a year to eat liberals?
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
I thought the increased num
May 11, 2007 - 14:52 ET by JDWI thought the increased numbers might create a need for more food, possibly making barbecues attractive.
JDW
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
JDW...How does BBQ'd polar be
May 11, 2007 - 14:57 ET by Clear thinkerJDW...
How does BBQ'd polar bear taste?
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
It's kind of like a fusion be
May 11, 2007 - 15:01 ET by Ruths husband BenIt's kind of like a fusion between chicken and spotted owl.
Yaba daba doo! -Fred Flintstone campaign slogan
Depends: regular or pit?
May 11, 2007 - 15:02 ET by Airforce_5_ODepends: regular or pit?
Airforce...Pit of course!The
May 11, 2007 - 15:07 ET by Clear thinkerAirforce...
Pit of course!
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Alaskans barbecuing fish...
May 11, 2007 - 15:04 ET by JDWAlaskans barbecuing fish... and Polar Bears attracted to the scent.
JDW
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
My guess would be that Alaska
May 11, 2007 - 15:09 ET by Clear thinkerMy guess would be that Alaskans have grown weary of fish.
How about BBQ'd seal?
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
More fur coats for the Holl
May 11, 2007 - 15:18 ET by JDWMore fur coats for the Hollywood and dem elite.
I do not know if they eat the bears.
JDW
News media: Scoreboard for terrorists
I think liberals are too spoi
May 11, 2007 - 19:58 ET by mytwocentsI think liberals are too spoiled to be considered decent victuals.
The Global Whatever group wil
May 11, 2007 - 14:27 ET by Gat New YorkThe Global Whatever group will claim that this growth of Polar Bears is yet another indication of warmer temperatures so the bears will not hibernate as much and therefore procreate more. Or that this unprecedented surge of Polar Bears will result in the extinction of seals.
Did you ever have to listen to a whining hypochondriac? That is exactly what this Global Whatever group is.
Global Warming or Global Warring?
May 11, 2007 - 14:47 ET by MentalrushPersonally, I have always thought of Al Gore's Global Warming crusade as the War on Intelligence.
Mentalrush, using Algore and
May 11, 2007 - 14:56 ET by Airforce_5_OMentalrush, using Algore and intelligence in the same sentance can get you suspended from the blog. This is your warning. Be careful.
This just verifies what a fri
May 11, 2007 - 15:01 ET by Subsailor599This just verifies what a friend's son (who is a biologist) told me several months ago. That the polar bear population has grown to the point that more of them are moving south.
Report Scheduled For Next Year, Eh?
May 11, 2007 - 15:08 ET by Sonny LykosI would not be surprised if it's scheduled for after the Nov. 2008 elections.
Libs will just counter by say
May 11, 2007 - 17:01 ET by chessplayerLibs will just counter by saying the bear populations are in free fall decline in other areas of the Arctic.
What an ecological disaster!
May 11, 2007 - 19:14 ET by nkviking75You know, the bad news here is that there'll be more polar bears swimming in the Arctic Ocean, causing ocean levels to rise world wide!
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
When warming is good...
May 12, 2007 - 02:52 ET by Parker1227Its going to be very entertaining in the coming decades watching Canadian media Leftists (redundant) squirm while trying to maintain allegiance to the AGW faith - as Canadian weather improves, along with food production, property values and overall health and well-being.
Yes, it will be tough to spin
May 12, 2007 - 05:47 ET by dahliatraversYes, it will be tough to spin all the good news as bad news.
What is continually a delib
May 12, 2007 - 10:20 ET by charlietexasWhat is continually a deliberate tactic of the drive by media is the absense of this article anywhere on the National TV or print newspapers. Although I depend on NB for national print media, I don't see it anywhere in the Austin papers or the Texas papers or the Mainstream News.
What is also deliberate is the printing of the one sided polar bear crisis that was released last year. Plastered all over. I was in NY for an event and in the hotel I was staying in, that is all people were talking about....the polar bears disappearing and the warm winter they were having (just before the arctic blast hit!!!).....too rich.
They know people read and see only bites of info.....I have to hand it to them...they are cunning and smart....to the detriment of our country.
Wait wait wait...you are actu
May 12, 2007 - 11:09 ET by UnsaneWait wait wait...you are actually looking for any story that casts a negative or at least critical light on what the Left believes in newspapers published in Moscow-on-the-Colorado? Good luck with that one...
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
Ignore facts. Get with the program!
May 12, 2007 - 11:14 ET by w0tmMost of the world and virtually all of the MSM now, as an automatic reaction, ignores anything that looks like a true fact, data or common sense. Why can't you? Get with the program! How can we all save the world, polar bears, whales and (fill in the blank) letting pesky facts get in the way!
Before the religion of environmentalism got rolling, there were isolated skirmishes by those who now wield considerable power and treat Dr. Gore as their God. If you're old enough, you remember the alarmist scare that we were losing our forests at an extreme rate. Then scientists who had no political agenda computed the squares miles covered with trees versus when Christopher Columbus set foot in 1492. Back then, vast areas of land (i.e. the Missouri Ozarks) were mostly pastures and bushes. Man brought trees to the plains to have as a windbreaks, shade and just plain landscaping. Then the giant lumber companies planted trees for quick growth and harvesting to build houses. Overall, they computed we had over twice the number of trees than we did 500 years ago. So the environmentalists changed their "environmental emergency" to our loss of "old growth" trees. Actually, we still have plenty of "old growth' but, to nature, whether a tree is "natural" or by a tree nursery, it doesn't matter. A tree is a tree to nature.
Next came the deer population. We were killing off all the deer. Wrong but it made great press for a few years. Due to loss of natural predators, many states (i.e. Colorado) have seven to ten times the number of deer (and elk and other cousins of deer) that were here 100 years ago. Back then, every family hunted deer for food to survive. Today, many states keep extending their hunting seasons to bring their deer populations into check but to no avail. Some are even advertising! Because of their numbers, deer are now starving to death in some western states. They've also become a significant cause of road deaths (theirs and humans). In many areas, drive with your bright lights on at night and keep watch into the woods on both sides of you as you drive and you may still have a deer jump into your path while you're driving at 60 MPH. Everyone in rural areas has either hit a deer or knows someone who has hit one. That was the end of environmentalists yelling "crisis" at the (not) dropping number of deer.
But that's all behind us. With the fall of communism, the original environmentalists welcomed millions of new members to their religion who had suddenly found their old home had burnt down. They all have the same end goal, the end of capitalism and their ascension to ultimate power. Plus a permanent end to the growing standard of living the world has enjoyed for the last several hundred years. They and radical Muslims have a fascination with again living in the 14th century. At least for those who are members of the church of environmentalism, few have ever read what life was really like in, say, 1350. If they ever get their wish, they are in for a very rude surprise.
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