text: Sorry YNT and Kon, but the cavalry (9th Circuit) has ridden over the hill and again saved us from our own arrogance, greed and selfishness. The 9th Circuit's understanding of Alaska issues dwarfs that of certain commenters on this site, maybe because those judges pay attention to the notion of "the greater good" and concern for the future. Learn from history. Remember when millions of buffalo roamed our Great Plains only to be hunted to near extinction. Wise and forward looking humans took the requisite steps to keep that from happening. Polar bears are Alaska's buffalo.