No climate for change as America snubs talks

[G_j]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10359105

No climate for change as America snubs talks

09.12.05
By David Fogarty

MONTREAL - The EU and host Canada piled pressure on the United States to join an international pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions and limit the predicted chaos from global warming.

Ministers from more than 90 nations sought to break a deadlock over how to launch talks that entice the US and big developing nations to join a system that limits emissions.

"We will continue to talk to our US partners and remind them of their commitments," US Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas said.

He said George W. Bush agreed at a summit of eight leading industrial nations in July and at a UN summit in September to advance global discussions in Montreal on long-term co-operation to curb climate change.
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[alfredo]

1. Bush wants global warming. There are more ups than downs for

Republicans and capitalists. If the ice sheets melt and the Arctic stays clear of ice, oil tankers will have free, year round access to the northern oil fields of Alaska. If global warming stops the gulf stream, a major competitor, the EU will be thrown into a mini ice age. Demand for heating oil will go up, so will prices.

Katrina has destroyed a blue community in New Orleans, scattering them and diluting their vote. What's not to love about that :sarcasm:

[Raine]

2. Yeah, they're in favor of it

cause they're expecting to be raptured up to heaven. :nuke:

[alfredo]

3. And make a bunch of money in the process.