Polar bear sitting in tundra without snow - signs of global warming

A young polar bear is sitting in the brown arctic tundra in November. No signs of snow or ice in sight. Polar bears are coming to the waters edge in October/November near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, waiting for the...

Another Way To Save The Polar Bears

Michael Buyers gives us another nugget of NDP wisdom… photo credit: ucumari Shut down the oilsands, NDP candidate urges Tim Lai, Canwest News Service VANCOUVER - Saying climate change may...

They're changing hats at Buckingham Palace to save the black bear

Good news for bears - especially North American bears - the bearskin hats worn by the Queen's Palace Guardsmen are to be replaced by designer hats designed by maybe Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney. The mind...

Hurricane Ike Is Huge and Growing Stronger

"THOUSANDS of people have fled the Texas Gulf coast as deadly Hurricane Ike bears down, growing in power after ravaging Cuba and the Caribbean.Ike, which has left more than 100 dead across the Caribbean, could slam...

Polar bears going green in Japanese Zoo

Polar bears going green in Japanese ZooAlgae in the water colors the bears green.How to green wash a bear ? " Green fur a fluke Polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo. Three...

VP candidate Palin - Polar Bears Not Endangered; Drill 4 Oil in AK - Please!

"If McCain hoped to stop Democrats from getting much mileage out of the oil issue in this presidential election, he picked the wrong vice presidential candidate. His choice, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, comes from a...

Chicago’s Summer Murder Total Higher Than Iraq’s

In the “Meet Barack Obama” section of his campaign’s web site, one can read that “Obama turned down lucrative job offers after law school to return to Chicago, leading a successful voter registration drive.” Today, I’m hoping the Democratic Party presidential...

Gustav prompts talk of altering RNC agenda

Notice in the article, how it says (in effect) that the republicans plan to use the convention to suck up to the American people and make it look like they care this time around, by turning the RNC into a red cross telethon due to Gustav."WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Officials with...

Carla Bruni's support for brown bears angers Pyrenean farmers

The Pyrenean farmers do not like Carla Bruni much these days. She wants to preserve the bears living there, but the farmers say she is just trying to get attention and does not understand that the bears destroy their...

Germany No Longer Keeping the Wolf from the Door

"The mournful howling of wolves is echoing these days through the forested woodlands of eastern Germany for the first time in centuries. According to experts, one reason for the return of the cunning canine is that...

People, Pit Bulls and Bruins! Oh My!

There has been so much in the news about black bear and Pit Bull dog attacks in Metro Vancouver, the last few weeks. Thoughts on both bear and dog  been polarized. Save them! Kill them! Co-exist with them? It's...

Pictured: The crisp that looks like Gary Lineker

"His love life may be on the up, but Match of the Day host Gary Lineker still can't seem to shake off his famous 'jug-eared' image.The 47-year-old former footballer may already ban ambassador for Walkers crisps, but...

Fight Cavities With Gummy Bears

Gummy bears may be the solution for tooth decay problems amongst children. According to a U.S. study, xylitol, the sugar substitute may help prevent tooth decay. Xylitol is actually a naturally-occurring sugar...

Starving bears eat Russian guards

A pack of enormous bears searching for food killed and ate two men at mines in Russia's Pacific Kamchatka region and have kept hundreds of geologists and miners from reaching the mine " Bad weather is thwarting...

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