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An Inconvenient Polar Bear

Feb. 15, 2013 11:53am

Michael has been an editor and contributor at the website www.freemarketsfreepeople.net for over 2 years. He has over 20+ years of diverse business […]

Michael has been an editor and contributor at the website www.freemarketsfreepeople.net for over 2 years. He has over 20+ years of diverse business experience, from running complex operations where he managed hundreds of people, to starting and running small businesses such as www.realinterestfund.com. He is blessed, or perhaps cursed, with a logical mind which he uses to analyze government, media, politics, and culture. He believes that his life experiences help him bring a unique perspective to the issues of the day.

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SAN DIEGO, CA – OCTOBER 25: In this handout photo provided by SeaWorld, Szenja, one of the polar bears from SeaWorld San Diego’s Wild Arctic exhibit, gets into the spirit of Halloween on October 25, 2012 in San Diego, California. Polar bears are the largest land carnivore and have 42 teeth, which they use for catching food. Polar bears swallow most food in large chunks rather than chewing. (Credit: Getty Images)

The story this week that hasn’t received much play in the mainstream media is about a new book by environmentalist Zac Unger titled “Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye.” His goal was to document the decline of the Polar Bear population. He undertook this task by moving his wife and 3 children to remote northern Manitoba, Canada. Normally, books from these types of authors get tremendous coverage since they are usually peddling the latest hysterical fear of what humans are doing to destroy the planet. The problem in this case is that he found the exact opposite of what he expected. The problem this presents is that it counters an assumed domino effect in the theory of Climate Change: Global Warming causes the polar ice caps to melt, the lack of ice decimates the Polar Bear habitat, their population goes toward extinction, oceans rise, all humans die. This book challenges an almost religious orthodoxy on the liberal left. It does not fit the media template and has been almost ignored. If this story got the attention that it deserved, there would be the natural question…What else is not true about Climate Change?

It turns out that this story is not that unique. A recent Canadian Government study claimed that the population of Polar Bears has been increasing since the 1970’s. The local Inuit people go even further to say that the population is increasing even in areas where the study had population flat or down. Why isn’t the environmental movement celebrating this fact? Why can you only find stories about this new book on Fox News? Why are environmentalists still lobbying the US Fish and Wild Life Service to change the classification of Polar Bear’s from “threatened” to “endangered”? The ongoing myth about Polar Bears fits the political agenda of Climate Change, and the truth would really get in the way.

Bison in North America were once headed toward extinction. It has been reported that their numbers were as low as 2,000 near the end of the 1800’s. The Bison population has recovered to over 500,000, and it is a wonderful success story about restoring a species. The wild Bison have come back, and farm raised Bison are popular due to their very lean meat. Bison burgers are moving from posh eateries to everyday restaurants. The media has reported this story, and they usually like a feel good story like this. Yet we have not seen similar attention to the good news about Polar Bears.

Even before Al Gore’s movie about Global Warming (which he has morphed into Climate Change and now calls Climate Crisis), the NY Times, Washington Post, and the major networks bought into the theory, hook line & sinker. They are now committed to promoting this belief, regardless of the facts that may surface. The current President also is a true believer, and is determined to do what he can to “Heal the planet.” Eventually, McDonalds or some other restaurant will solve the Polar Bears overpopulation problem with a new menu item. This does not deal with the shamelessness of the media taking an advocacy position on a issue that will have wrenching policy ramifications. Lack of reporting on these new facts shows this complicity, and it won’t be solved with a special sauce.

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Comments (13)

tharpdevenport
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 8:42pm
Just below the surface of my waist line it’s INCREDIBLY HOT, several million degrees. An inconvinint crazed sex poodle.

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shorelineliz
Posted on February 20, 2013 at 6:18pm
Those Polar Bears sell Coca Cola. They fly off our shelves!

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gryffn
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:57am
Climate Change Commies don’t care about polar bears, but use the cute white creatures as a means to trick a stupid public.

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BLUE346
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 8:41am
Too many obvious mistruths in the liberal media, it dosen’t sell like all the Polar Bears are dying out because of ……..Blah, Blah.

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scribblelicious
Posted on February 17, 2013 at 6:46pm
For all those who don’t believe people are hurting the environment go google “China smog.” If the Rush Limbaugh’s had their way that is exactly what our cities would look like. Fox News dares not cover the pollution story in China.

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- athanasius1812
  Posted on February 17, 2013 at 7:21pm
  I would definitely not allow any inconvenient facts to interfere with your theories. Global Warming, er., climate change is killing er., repopulating the endangered, er., threatened, er., booming polar bears.
  
  Yes but China is a perfect example of the pollution caused by rampant capitalism, er., communism, er., nevermind Al Gore is the best! Rah! Rah! Duh!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 17, 2013 at 7:23pm
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJUFTm6cJXM
  
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- Lone Ranger
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 2:56am
  One of the biggest causes of smog in China is the use of electric cars. Smog is skyrocketing in Beijing as more electric cars hit the streets — getting their power from coal-fired plants.
  
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- bannedfromCNN
  Posted on February 19, 2013 at 8:05am
  Fox HAS featured articles recently, and in the past, on the massive pollution problem in China. You obviously never watch Fox – just spend your time regurgitating regime talking points.
  
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EndOfCommonSense
Posted on February 17, 2013 at 1:04pm
The problem is that Americans are getting more and more inherently lazy. They would rather believe a lie they hear from the comfort of their living room couch, than to actually get up and do some research to learn the truth. Thats why the media isnt even trying that hard any more, cause its getting easier every day to fool the masses.

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JeffMT
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 4:31pm
If the American population ever wakes up to all of the liberal lies, games, manipulations, cover-ups, denials, etc. they are going to be overwhelmed by the truth. The whole phony global warming/climate crisis thing is one of those issues that is going to stun them.

The constant barrage of lies created and perpetuated by the libs in this country and in Europe about the complete non-issue that is global warming is absolutely in boggling. This story is yet another example of that.

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L.B.Stephens
Posted on February 15, 2013 at 4:12pm
The condition of polar bears is just fine as long as the governments leave them alone.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 17, 2013 at 7:27pm
  Absolutely correct. The fastest way to make them disappear from the face of the planet is to have government get involved and make more of those one size fits all laws.
  
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