...want it to," he said. Kempthorne made the listing announcement with assurances of what the listing would not do. Echoing President Bush, Kempthorne said the ESA will not set U.S. climate change policy. "We will propose commons sense modifications...

...threat to polar bears: greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and melt Arctic sea ice. Kempthorne, echoing President Bush, said last week the Endangered Species Act was the wrong tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Kempthorne...