Cathy Landry | 202-682-8122 | landryc@api.org
WASHINGTON - American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard issued the following statement on the decision by the Obama administration to uphold the Section 4(d) rule for protecting the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
“We welcome the administration’s decision because we, like Secretary Ken Salazar, recognize that the Endangered Species Act is not the proper mechanism for controlling our nation’s carbon emissions. Instead, we need a comprehensive, integrated energy and climate strategy to address this complex, global challenge. This decision serves to protect the polar bear while providing greater regulatory certainty not only to the oil and natural gas industry but also to all U.S. manufacturers."