Palin loses bid to block beluga whale protection

[warrior1]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27238207/



WASHINGTON - The federal government on Friday determined that a species of beluga whale native to an inlet off Anchorage, Alaska, is endangered and will require additional protection to survive.

The finding could even have presidential implications: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's running mate, had questioned scientific evidence that the population was declining.

The listing has the potential to affect major Alaska projects including an expansion of the Port of Anchorage, additional offshore oil and gas drilling, a proposed $600 million bridge connecting Anchorage to Palin's hometown of Wasilla and a massive coal mine 45 miles south of Anchorage.

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[Cirque du So-What]

1. K & R

I'm surprised to see this article languishing in GD-P limbo. For all the handwringing over what some perceive as a lack of combativeness on the part of the Obama campaign, the issue of Mooselini's dismal environmental record makes an attractive target.

[WinkyDink]

2. THAT IGNORANT POS "had questioned scientific evidence that the population was declining"??!

She didn't "question" it; she simply wanted to ignore it.