Nearing the end of his reign as president, George Bush has decided it's high time to do something about global warming. Rather, it's high time to talk about it a lot, then punt the problem to the next administration. Yesterday, Bush proposed to come up with a post-2012 framework (once the Kyoto Protocol expires) to deal with climate change by the end of 2008. Bush wants to convene 15 powerful countries to hammer out mutual goals for reducing emissions but wants nothing to do with binding carbon caps. Although talking about the problem is better than the administration doing nothing, environmentalists lampooned Bush's announcement as nothing more than hot air.
Bush Talks the Talk on Climate Change
Nearing the end of his reign as president, George Bush has decided it’s high time to do something about global warming. Rather, it’s high time to talk about it a lot, then punt the problem to the next administration. Yesterday, Bush proposed to come up with a post-2012 framework (once the Kyoto Protocol expires) to […]
