I received the following, so hope no one minds me forwarding this to the gr=
oup?
She does seem to have it in for anything that gets in the way of oil.
Phil
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Center for Biological Diversity <>
To:
Sent: Thursday, 15 January, 2009 1:16:23
Subject: Breaking News: Sarah Palin Attacks Beluga Whales
Dear Philip,
Donate Now to Halt Sarah Palin's Attack on Belugas
Governor Sarah Palin just announced she's making the state of Alaska sue=
to strike down Endangered Species Act protection for the imperiled Cook In=
let beluga whale. The rare white whale's population has already plummeted f=
rom thousands to just 375. They will certainly go extinct if Palin has her =
way.
This isn't the first time Governor Palin has tried to sacrifice endangered =
species to the oil and gas industry. Last August, after a Center for Biolog=
ical Diversity-led campaign won federal protection for the polar bear, she =
filed suit to strike the protections down in order to make things easier fo=
r Big Oil in the Arctic.
The Center's lawyers and scientists are in court already to block Palin's a=
nti-polar bear actions, and we'll soon jump in to save the beluga from her =
clutches as well. Please, click here to contribute to our legal defense fun=
d.
Apparently, it's not enough for Palin to promote the shooting of wolves fro=
m helicopters. Her bloodthirsty attitude towards wildlife extends to wiping=
out whole species that are barely surviving. She is going after endangered=
animals with missionary zeal, ignoring government scientists and running r=
oughshod over the law.
In the words of Brendan Cummings, the Center's master legal strategist on s=
aving marine mammals: "Governor Palin must be suffering from an Ahab comple=
x. She has an irrational obsession with driving the white whale extinct."
I'll keep you posted on developments. In the meantime, we won't rest. We ha=
ve to win this one for the belugas.
To help us save the beluga from extinction, please click here to donate.
With my thanks,
Kier=C3=A1n Suckling
Executive Director
Center for Biological Diversity
P.S. It's been a busy day for apocalyptic politicians...the Bush administra=
tion just announced it is again stripping Endangered Species Act protection=
from wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes in order to legalize t=
heir slaughter. We stopped Bush before by taking him to the courts, and we'=
ll soon be filing suit over this decision too. I'll tell you more about it =
in tomorrow's email newsletter.
P.P.S. Here's a news clip just out on Palin's beluga assault:
Alaska seeks to block U.S. protections for belugas
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Five months after suing to keep polar=
bears off the U.S. threatened species list, Alaska's government said Wedne=
sday it plans to issue a similar challenge to block federal protections for=
a struggling population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, a mature oil-produ=
cing basin.
Former vice presidential hopeful Gov. Sarah Palin said the energy-rich stat=
e believes the Endangered Species Act protections for belugas announced in =
October by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are unwarran=
ted...
Beluga whales swimming in Cook Inlet, a glacier-fed saltwater channel runni=
ng from Anchorage to the Gulf of Alaska, numbered as high as 1,300 three de=
cades ago, but has dropped to about 375 since then, according to NOAA.
Alaska's announcement it would challenge the endangered listing drew ire fr=
om environmental groups.
"Once again Governor Palin has demonstrated either a complete lack of under=
standing or lack of concern over the plight of endangered species," Brendan=
Cummings, oceans program director for the Center for Biological Diversity,=
said in a statement Wednesday...
The state and several municipal governments and business groups argue that =
an endangered listing will hamper business in Alaska's most densely populat=
ed region...
Beluga whale photo (c) Martin Tiller.
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