Will the Bush admin support an international panel of scientists detailed plan to combat climate change?

Question

Source: USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2007-02-27-scientists-un_x.htm?csp=24

chainsaw (below) I quoted USA Today. Go ask them.

Lilly (below) - (LOL) Good point. I say no because these are facts being shared, not false impressions designed to scare.

I do like your comment though.

Answer 1

First we need to decide if combating climate change is the right thing to do in the first place. Maybe climate change is natural, and trying to alter it one way or the other may have other side effects we didn't intend. Or is that sort of thought taboo in the age of political correctness?

Answer 2

He might possibly because he has to. After all, this country never signed onto the international agreement years ago by everyone except the US and what has he done for the environment? Nothing! In a word, he might want to get some good press to go against the dismal, ignorant move made in Iraq before he leaves office. Sorry. there is no hope for that idiot regardless of what he does from now till the end of his term. He has done his damage already.

Answer 3

Remember this is not a document of scientific finding, but a political document. How can I say this?

"to mobilizing U.N. and other agencies to help affected people, to winning political agreement on a global temperature "ceiling."" - SO they admit that the goals of the report are to convince people of their position. I thought the truth would be enough.

Why is the UN pushing this so much?

"Separately, a powerful group of developing nations on Tuesday said wealthy nations must take responsibility for causing climate change instead of laying blame on others." HMMMM Who do you thin they are referring to?

"While emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants are increasing in booming Asian economies like India and China, "most of the environmental degradation that has happened has been historically caused by ... the industrial world," said Munir Akram, Pakistan's U.N. ambassador and chairman of the Group of 77, an organization grouping 132 mainly developing countries and China." China is currently the world largest polluter when you look at pollution produced versus output of goods and services and they are expected to become the largest polluter in terms of volume in 3-5 years.

"Such schemes — already in use in Europe under the Kyoto Protocol climate pact — have been proposed in the U.S. Congress, but are opposed by the Bush administration, which rejects Kyoto because it does not include developing countries such as China and India." ACTUALLY THE KYOTO PROTOCOL WAS VOTED DOWN 95-0 IN THE SENATE WHEN CLINTON WAS IN OFFICE FOR THE SAME REASONS.

"The White House points to what it says is spending of almost $3 billion a year on energy-technology research and development as its major contribution to combating climate change. But Holdren said other calculations put spending at under $2 billion, and it's "far from proportionate to either the size of the challenge or the size of the opportunities."" Whats a billion between friends. The facts are the US is spending more than any other country to develop alternative energy sources.

Its funny to see the bias in these articles.

Answer 4

How much went into global cooling? Is that still on the agenda? You see, mainstream Americans got hit with that in the 70's. And what is the global warming threat level now? Is it color coded?

Answer 5

No, why is it that you call it climate change? I thought it was Global Warming? Could it be that it has been unseasonably cold and you change the disease to fit the facts?

EDIT: I laugh as liberals call Global Warming climate change when it is cold outside like it has been in the Northeast. As soon as the summer hits and it is much warmer than normal, it is Global Warming again. The problem that blows your credibility is you change the outcome to fit the facts.

Answer 6

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Science threatens George Bush's religious beliefs, so he will be trying to pretend reality doesn't exist at every turn. Hopefully, the next president won't hear little voices in his head and call them God.

Answer 7

He might, unfortunately. He seems to be finally selling out completely to the liberal cause (not taking care of our southern border, giving Communist Pelosi everything she wants, buying into the domestic global-warming loons, blaming our oil "problem" on foreign oil instead of opening up our own VAST oil reserves, etc., etc.). It is very sad.

Answer 8

Given this White houses' ties with the very industries that are the very emitters of such pollution....Don't hold your breath.

Answer 9

Hey there buddy. No. Its a known fact stopping all green house gas emissions today would DO NOTHING.

Answer 10

its nice to know that through centuries this hasnt ocurred ....but all of a sudden for some morons that a single administration has caused it get your head outta the sand