[....] The [Endangered Species Act] worked as it should — under its protection the population of the geese rebounded so much that they were taken off the list of endangered and threatened species in 2001.
Listing the goose — then taking it off — was based on science. The possible listing of a healthy species like the polar bear would be based on uncertain modeling of possible effects. This is simply not justified.
What is justified is worldwide concern over the proven effects of climate change. [....]
Sarah Palin, Jan 2008, from her long article at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/opinion/05palin.html?_r=1
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