Finally, recognition:

Polar bears are in deep trouble because of global warming and other factors and deserve federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, the Bush administration is proposing Wednesday.

...The proposed listing also marks a potentially significant departure for the administration from its cautious rhetoric about the effects of global warming.

My money, well spent:

...A little over a year ago, three environmental groups -- the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace -- filed suit to force such a proposal from Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, which oversees endangered species.

Ah, the day off. Yoga, work on my frothing, hopefully finish reading a book, head to Whole Foods and do some cooking later on...

You know how people say, if I ever won the lottery, I'd still work, because I'd be so bored?

Nope. Not me. Not a chance in hell.