Re: Way Beyond Kyoto

On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:56:10 -0400, maureen <maureen@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On 5 Aug 2005 11:25:25 -0700, "Poppy - San Francisco Bay Area"
><GoldenStatePoppy@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Most interesting news. I wonder why it hasn't been front page news
>>through the world?
>
>
>Because it's a load of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
>
>The agreement, in the usual Bush style is only a page or two long.
>There are no timetables or future agreements and actions for
>accomplishing anything., Some reports suggest that Bush's rationale
>is to use the agreement to upstage a few global warming meetings later
>this year and to block a new set of emissions reduction targets.

I guess this agreement should really come out of his political public
relations budget. It also shows his lack of commitment to
accountability in this area.

>Bush is losing support for his do-nothing approach to Global Warming
>in Congress. Even senior conservative Republican senators are now
>supporting mandatory emissions reduction biils, and the gras roots
>movement for enforcing Kyoto requirements is strengthening daily
>
>Your own state, California, is leading other states in the fight
>against GW (Global Warming). They plan to slash grenhouse gases 80 %
>by the middle of this century. If they don't the shrinking of the
>Sierra Nevada snowpack will eliminate a water source for 16 million
>people
>
>All of the countries involved in the Bush agreement
>except the US and Australia have ratified Kyoto.
>
>maureen

Great comments Maureen.
.

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