i am shocked and outraged at this story. this gives me more reason to hate bush. now i understand we need oil and gas, but this is rediculous.

Less than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and potentially harm them in the pursuit of oil and natural gas.

Environmentalists said the new regulations give oil companies a blank check to harass the polar bear. for more of this article read it here

i read this in my sunday paper and was heartbroken. this is horrible to give permission to kill of a animal that is already in danger due to global warming. best bet find other sources of energy. spend money on trying to fight global warming, energy alternatives.