Originally posted by peterdavid@Aug 10 2005, 06:08 AM
Every activity, from a polar bear emptying an arctic lake of fish in order to eat, to the Saudis drilling out all the oil under their land in order for humans to survive, has an arguably negative environmental impact.
Um, Not!

Nature has provided the fish for the polar bear. The polar bear does not empty the lake, but just takes what he needs. The Eskimos talk about one of God's creations: Keribou herds have diseased and unhealthy members in their herds. Diseases spread and eventually can kill off the herd. When wolves chase the keribou, the sick ones are the slowest, and get killed off, thereby removing diseases from the herd. If all the polar bears stopped eating, the fish would overpopulate, finish off their food supply, and die.