The
Kermode bear or
Spirit bear is a an all white subspecies of the American Black Bear. Their white fur is the the result of a recessive allele and is believed to give them an
advantage in daylight fishing for salmon, but places them at a significant disadvantage in areas inhabited by Grizzly bears or wolves, who prey on them.
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posted by Ahab
on Nov 26, 2010 -
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Taliban Defeat Revives Talk of Trans-Afghan Oil Pipeline. What are the real objectives of the war in Afghanistan? Could they include a
Trans-Afghan Oil Pipeline? The new U.S. envoy to Kabul (and broker of the new Afghan government accord),
Zalmay Khalilzad, was a former consultant to
Unocal (and liaison to the Taliban, among others) when they wanted to build a pipeline through Afghanistan in the 1990s.
Could the U.S. be taming wild territory for the construction of "the new Silk Road," as the multi-billion-dollar pipeline is allegedly called?
posted by busbyism
on Dec 22, 2001 -
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