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Polar bears: politics trumps precaution every time | Damian Carrington

2013-03-07 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: It all comes down, once again, to our old friend the precautionary principle. And, once again, the world has told our old friend to get stuffed. The 178 nations who make up the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species summit in Bangkok were essentially asked this question: is the future threat to polar bears from the rapid melting of sea ice by global warming so great that the additional pressure of hunting for rugs should be outlawed? The US, allied with Russia, argued yes, absolutely. They...

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