Who is Rick Steiner, and how in the hell did he get so full of s***. Rick can run Seattle into the ground, and Palin can run Alaska.
I would hazard a guess that each polar bear that dies in the ocean is a buffet of sorts for the ocean life. Life wastes nothing. That is how it works with whales when they die.
Guy would appear to be a political parasite. Latest deal was he wanted a tug boat posted out in the Aleutians to tow away any ship that got too near in the wrong place (at a cost of untold millions, and for something that might not ever happen).
No doubt the people in Seattle are impressed with his credentials. Maybe they should bring him down there to rescue seals in the Columbia or something.