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An Un-Bearable Development In The Arctic
Posted by: in Ecofreaks, Front Page, Global Wormening, Idiotarians, Journaljizzm, Junk "Science"8:18 PM
Reverend Anthony, Imperial Meteorologist, (Whether he wants the title or not!) has a post up about some of the idiocy and sensationalism that passes as “science journalism” these days.
“The Arctic sea ice melt is a disaster for the polar bears,” according to Kassie Siegel, staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. “They are dependent on the Arctic sea ice for all of their essential behaviors, and as the ice melts and global warming transforms the Arctic, polar bears are starving, drowning, even resorting to cannibalism because they don’t have access to their usual food sources.”
Scientists have noticed increasing reports of starving Arctic polar bears attacking and feeding on one another in recent years. In one documented 2004 incident in northern Alaska, a male bear broke into a female’s den and killed her.
Apparently the moron-with-a-keyboard-and-an-agenda who wrote that steaming pile of polar bear droppings, CommunistNewsNetwork’s Marsha Watson, has never bothered to actually check out polar bears’ (or any number of bears’) natural instincts to seek out female bears and kill their cubs, as well as, at times, the females themselves, in the fight to defend their offspring. This phenomenon isn’t restricted to the ursine world, either. Males of quite a number of species actively seek to eliminate genetic competition by killing any juveniles that might not be theirs. (And even some of their own, in some cases.)
Run on over to the Rev’s post and give him some love and check out the rest of the site while you’re there. (Just remember to be polite. It’s NOT the Rott.)
F.E.T.E.
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Wouldn’t have anything to do with the speculation that the polar bear population has increased 40% in the last 30 years?
Naw
September 26th, 2008 at 8:28 PMUsing
Vewy twue BC, see it with gators all the time (Hey, I stick to what I know OK). But one incident with a polar bear in 2004 a trend doth make when it suits your agenda.
Love the shopjob BTW too buddy.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:32 PMUsing
If U. maritimus is so damn threatened, then why has the permits for them doubled for the Inuit?
steaningpileofshitlyingbastardcommunistfuckwits.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:58 PMUsing
Because Sarah Barracuda hates all animals and wants the fuzzy wuzzy cutie pie Polar Bears slaughtered while they share a Coke and a smile with baby seals?
September 26th, 2008 at 9:24 PMUsing
and they have warm fur.
Are they good barbequed? Like a all day job over real low heat, good Carolina sauce with tons of red pepper and vinegar?
I mean, they just don’t look like a sweet sauce.
Or is that just me?
September 26th, 2008 at 9:35 PMUsing
Or should I go for Bear etoufee?
Mrs M? Your thoughts?
September 26th, 2008 at 9:42 PMUsing
Can’t these asshats remember what they see on “Meerkat Manor” or any of the other Animal Planet programs that show them that the more of them there are, the more competition for food and genetic dominance occurs? They all seem to think that these predators just avoid each other and live peacefully, not infringing on others territories.
Ask Grizzly Man what happens when you run into a friend having a bad day.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:52 PMUsing
Males of quite a number of species actively seek to eliminate genetic competition by killing any juveniles that might not be theirs.
Ja, ja, ’tis true. I feel that way about my stepdaughter with distressing frequency. :em98:
I would gladly alleviate the alleged food shortage by stranding as many members of Earth First and GreenPeace as the ice floes would hold.
LOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 26th, 2008 at 11:11 PMUsing
Can you make a roux? :em93:
September 26th, 2008 at 11:28 PMUsing
OOOh!, I can be first on the trinkets bar today!!! :em95: :em95: :em95: :em03:
September 26th, 2008 at 11:29 PMUsing
Like the meat of most predatory animals, bear isn’t particularly good to eat. Since they can’t make us feel bad because the Eskimos are eating them (since they aren’t), they’re having to resort to this.
I’ve heard that on occasion, the bear finds the Eskimo tasty, however.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:30 PMUsing
I know that those who worship at the altar of Algore the Microcephalic are not all that into reality, despite calling themselves the “reality-based community”; but you might want to throw them at this site next time they start rambling about how the polar icecaps are all melting/melted and we are going to have rip tides on the west slope of the Rockies.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html [found on the Virtual Reference Desk site]
From this site, you can get real time views of the earth from over any spot that can be described by latitude and longitude coordinates; from a variety of NASA satellites. When you look at the poles, including right bloody now just after the peak of the summer melt, you see an awful lot of ice covering what looks like the normal area that is ice covered. Unless they can prove that NASA is engaged in a massive cover up, altering all real time satellite imagery to hide ‘gorbal worming’ their cover is blown. Oh, and the idea that NASA is engaged in such a cover up is ludicrous. Tuesday they had a major conference on the fact that the sun’s output is the lowest since we went into space; and the official NASA doctrine was; a lessening of solar output will have NO effect on earth climate because of all the man-made C-O2 that we have been putting into the atmosphere. I’m in favor of going into space, if only to get Jerry Pournelle’s and T.A. Heppenheimer’s geosynchronous Solar Power Satellites operational so that we can tell the Arabs to pound sand. But I have to admit, these NASA types are overpaid.
Oh, about those rip tides. I live at a high enough altitude in Colorado, I’ll stay dry. It really is a pity, because it would be nice having those tasty, tasty sea creatures a couple of hours drive away. Of course, some precautions would have to be taken, because they would have fed on the denizens of California before getting here.
LC Subotai Bahadur
September 26th, 2008 at 11:44 PMUsing
There’s not enough water for that anyway–what, maybe 80-100 meters more if all the ice melted?
September 27th, 2008 at 1:19 AMUsing
Hmm…. A coat made of polar bear fur? That would be fantastic! All I have now is boring old mink and fox. Time for a fashion upgrade. who’s up for hunting polar bears?
September 27th, 2008 at 5:30 AMUsing
Eh, I don’t think they taste good-they would be rather tough. I do think that you are right about eliminating competition. Monkeys do that also, with some males killing the babies of nursing mothers, and then mating with the mother-sick isn’t it?
September 27th, 2008 at 5:48 AMUsing
Only with lots of ketchup to hide that “blubbery taste”
September 27th, 2008 at 5:56 AMUsing
M
while i’m sure a 99% carnivore like the polar bear is far less tasty than it’s more southerly cousins, after being hung,aged, marinated, slow-cooked and doused in “N.C. bbq sauce” it will be edible. on the other hand black bear makes great roasts and steaks. i’ve never had brown bear or grizzly so no opinion. as one who went through lrrp training, my definition of edible may be slightly broader than most. :em93:
September 27th, 2008 at 7:32 AMUsing
Mrs M.:
Oh, yeah! I’m still more inclined to a barbeque. Slow cooking improves most tough meat, and i am pretty sure polar bear would be tough.
On the other hand, chopped and cooked with red beans and rice has possiblities, too.
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HillJohnnie:
Griz is tough and stringy, which is why I think U. maritimus would require slow cooking.
But then, I have eaten a few things not normally considered food, myself.
September 27th, 2008 at 8:44 AMUsing
Speaking of BEARS,
September 27th, 2008 at 10:09 AMUsing
LC_Will. . .
Between the fat content and the general taste of predator meat. . .there is only one solution:
Smoking the Polar Bear meat first.
Now the question is, Mesquite, Oak, or something else ??
September 27th, 2008 at 11:06 AMUsing
Salgak, there’s nothing quite as tasty as a good hickory/citrus smoke. Y’all should try it sometime.
Here’s a great way to make a quick and easy smoker for your gas grill, without having to pay an arm and a leg for one of those store-bought ones…
1. Take a soup can (or any other all-metal can) and use a good-size nail to put holes all over the bottom. (I start out at the outside and make concentric rings. 12-15 holes should be good.)
2. Stuff the can full of your favorite smokin’ material, making sure it’s not sticking out of the top of the can. (Oak, citrus, hickory nuts/wood, etc.)
3. Take a square of aluminum foil and fold it tightly over the top of the can, making sure not to rip it.
4. Use the nail (or, better yet, an ice pick) to poke holes in the aluminum foil, taking care not to rip the foil.
5. Remove one of the heat shields from one of the burners on your grill and place the can directly on it, making sure that the can doesn’t fall over.
6. Crank up the grill and preheat it as you normally would and, Voila!, by the time it’s preheated, you’ve got a nice smoke going!
Note #1: As you check the stuff you’re grilling, take a pair of tongs and give the can a shake, every now and then, to keep the smoke going.
Note #2: It’s very important not to rip the foil, as this will allow too much oxygen to get to the smoking material and it will BURN, not SMOKE.
Once you’ve tried this, you’ll never have another steak or burger on a gas grill without it.
HAPPY GRILLING! :em03:
September 27th, 2008 at 11:51 AMUsing
BC
Damn man, that’s a damned cool little smoker idea that you have there. That one will definitely get a try.
gotta go pick up some alder chips and a King Salmon fillet…….. :em69:
September 27th, 2008 at 12:18 PMUsing
BC,
Good idea for gas grills. Although any SERIOUS barbecuer would never allow his reputation to be sullied by using a
gasfake grill.I use a Weber little smoky for costco sirloins. You can throw your bourbon soaked hickory right on the coals and cut the air down so that it smokes like a mother (after you have seared both sides on th coals stacked right up to the grate and burning as hot as the sun).
I’m gonna have to try that can idea with my bigger grill that I don’t have as much air control on.
Best smoked meat: Alder smoked Sturgeon.
September 27th, 2008 at 12:38 PMUsing
Are the global wormening alarmists going to claim global warming also causes squirrel boars to invade the nests of sow squirrels after they have given birith and bite the testicles off of the baby male squirrels? I have killed male squirrels that have only one testicle and quite a few males that have none.
Unless the above idiot can PROVE that 1) this behavior is NEW, and 2) that it is caused by some kind of imbalance caused by warming, then he/she is just another agenda driven twit (or twat, as the case may be).
September 27th, 2008 at 12:59 PMUsing
Ja, ja, I second that sentiment. Besides, a real grill has the advantage of spewing out more carbon and particulates, thus adding to our supply of water and polar bear meat (at least, so says the Goreacle). :em93:
LOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 27th, 2008 at 2:57 PMUsing
I hear ya’, brother. But, when one is in a hurry to get the animal flesh seared to an appropriate char, nothing beats gas for expediency and convenience. I’ve also got a smoker/grill with a homemade side box that I use for slow-cooking.
:em93: :em04:
September 27th, 2008 at 6:51 PMUsing
For the ultimate taste in a salmon fillet, consider grilling it on a cedar plank. Soak your plank in water for at least an hour, season your salmon to taste, then put the plank over the hottest part of the fire, lay your slab of succulent protein from the sea on it, close the lid on the grill and wait six, not five, not seven minutes.
Your salmon will be grilled to perfection.
September 28th, 2008 at 12:16 AMUsing
Weird, stupid, useless fact #3,674:
Polar Bear Liver is poisonous — Do Not Eat. If you must bbq a polar bear, be sure not to eat even a small amount of the liver — you will die.
September 28th, 2008 at 10:25 AMUsing
Oddly enough, this is at least semi-true. Polar bears live at the top of a food chain that is extremely high in Vitamin A, of all things, and they store the excess in their livers.
Vitamin A, an essential vitamin, can be toxic to humans at high doses.
September 28th, 2008 at 10:43 PMUsing