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Archive for May 15th, 2008

Crying Native American and polar bears

3 comments May 15th, 2008

The Keep America Beautiful anti-litter campaign of the 1970s featured the Crying Indian

(Native American, for political correctness).

The global warming warning symbol, in my mind anyway, is the polar bear, which Wednesday was placed on the endangered species list, mostly because its needed sea ice is being lost. (Photo appeared in the nytimes.com on Wednesday)bear6001.jpg