Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is unhappy; she feels that the decision to place the polar bear on the Endangered Species List was based on political pandering, not sound scientific research. After all, the polar bear has survived periods of warming before and continued on as a species.  The Arctic ice isn’t melting as fast as it had been expected to. And most importantly, this ruling could be really, really bad for industry in Alaska. At least, that’s most important if you’re human. The polar bears may have other priorities. more »