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"Don't talk about polar bears!", US govt orders scientists
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http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=B126...
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60 months, 6 days, 4 hours agoPolar bears, sea ice and global warming are taboo subjects, at least in public, for some U.S. scientists attending meetings abroad, environmental groups and a top federal wildlife official said on Thursday.
Listed as a "new requirement" for foreign travelers on U.S. government business, the memo says that requests for foreign travel "involving or potentially involving climate change, sea ice, and/or polar bears" require special handling.
#1 - By zenny, 60 months, 1 day, 17 hours ago.
hey techy... I actually blogged on this subject recently. read it here: http://blogtopicz.com/2007/03/10/polar-bears-are-taboo.aspx
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