"The grim news about polar bears and sea ice decline is horrifying, but it is a call to action, not despair, " said Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity.

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"This decision is a watershed event because it has forced the Bush administration to acknowledge global warming's brutal impacts, " said Kassie Siegel, climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity.

CNN: Polar bear now listed as 'threatened' species

In contrast, "OLTL's" Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord), along with Ted King (Tomas Delgado), Michael Easton (John McBain) and Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer), among others, had closed deals to stay in the fictitious town of Llanview.

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