The state of Alaska is going to sue over the protection of beluga whates in Cook Inlet. The whales have been listed as endangered since last year. The addition of the whales to the list under the Endangered Species Act means designating critical habitat for the whales.

Governer Sarah Palin OPPOSED the listing of the beluga whales as endangered because of the impact the listing will have on some development projects in Alaska... OIL development projects. Ugh. I can't stand Palin.

Palin said Alaska has been working with the government to protect the whales, and states "This listing decision didn't take those efforts into account as required by law." Whatever, you just want to drill, jackass.

Brendan Cummings, program director at the Center for Biological Diversity said "Governor Palin seems more than willing to sacrifice endangered whales on the altar of oil companies." Yowza! BURN! Couldn't have put it better myself.