From Greenpeace USA

I've witnessed a few "coincidences" in my time, but even I was
shocked when I learned about this one. After three years of dragging
its feet, the U.S.. Fish and Wildlife Service was due to release a
final decision on endangered species status for the polar bear on
January 9th. But that date came and went with no decision. Less than
a month later, on February 6, the Minerals Management Service leased
29 million acres of prime polar bear habitat for oil drilling. And
what makes it all the more stunning is that both the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the Minerals Management Service are part of the
Department of Interior.

We felt it was important to send a message to the Bush Administration
this week that drilling for oil while failing to protect the polar
bear is unacceptable. We declared the headquarters of the Department
of Interior as 'critical habitat for oil lobbyists.' Then we followed
up that message with a lawsuit along with The Center for Biological
Diversity and National Resources Defense Council to force Secretary
of Interior, Dirk Kempthorne to finally release a decision on the
polar bear.

Get the full story >> http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/another-
delay-in-the-fight-to
Check out our video of Greenpeace activists at the Department of
Interior >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFQErdbD8hM

Polar bears have waited three years for protection under the
Endangered Species Act. It's time for the Department of Interior to
give us a decision.

Sincerely,
Melanie Duchin
Global Warming Campaigner
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