Bush To Be No-Show At U.N. Climate Summit

[babylonsister]

Bush To Be No-Show At U.N. Climate Summit


Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore and the leaders of some 80 nations converge on the United Nations on Monday for a summit on the warming Earth and what to do about it.

The unprecedented meeting comes just days after U.S. scientists reported that melting temperatures this summer shrank the Arctic Ocean’s ice cap to a record-low size.



“I expect the meeting on Monday to express a sense of urgency in terms of negotiating progress that needs to be made,” said the U.N. climate chief, Yvo de Boer.

U.S. President George W. Bush, who has long opposed negotiated limits on the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, will not participate in the day’s meetings, but will attend a small dinner Monday evening, a gathering of key players hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

On Thursday and Friday, Mr. Bush will host his own two-day climate meeting in Washington, limited to 16 “major emitter” countries, the first in a series of such gatherings that environmentalists fear may undercut the global U.N. negotiating process.

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[DrDan]

1. perhaps he wasn't invited . . . .

lot of folks trying to keep their distance these days . . .

[ThomWV]

11. Yesterday their website listed him as a speaker for monday morning at 10 AM.

Guess he cancelled.

[DrDan]

18. or he was disinvited . . . n/m

[Cha]

19. Oh Recommended! Or he

chickened out.

[Jeanette in FL]

2. Imagine that

He don't need no stinkin' scientist telling him about climate. He is going to have his own meeting.

Good grief.

[babylonsister]

3. Unreal, isn't it. Again, the little boy stomping his foot because he doesn't

get his own way. What a monster he is. Who exactly is he representing?

[Jeanette in FL]

4. That is exactly how I see it as well

He is stomping his feet and won't let anyone tell him he is wrong, dead wrong.

He isn't representing us that is for sure. Corporate bosses, perhaps?

[fenriswolf]

6. he doesnt represent

hes the "decider" remember. No committee unless he gets the biggest chair at the end of the table.

[Jeanette in FL]

7. Isn't that the truth

Wecome to DU :hi:

Yep, unless little Georgie is in charge, no meeting.

[HuffleClaw]

5. 'Bush will host his own two-day climate meeting'

hahahhahaahahahaha

but they WILL NOT be discussing how to combat global warming.

[fenriswolf]

8. wonder how many heads of buisness he has

"invited" to oversee his meeting......oh i mean to make policy.

[monmouth]

9. Standing next to Al Gore will make him look more insignificant than

he already is. People will look and see "what might have been" compared to "what damage the Supreme Court wrought on us."

[babylonsister]

12. THAT could be the real reason. nt

[blogslut]

14. You know, that's probably it

Has he ever met with Al Gore since he stole the presidency from him? Granted, president peddles is no fan of science. Yet, one has to wonder if he declined be cause of the guest list.

[malaise]

15. Bingo

He has nothing sensible to say on the subject anyway.

[Cha]

20. Winner!

That's why he chickened out.

[warrior1]

10. that's cuz he yella!

[Lisa]

13. you can bet that if Gore had the presidency now, he'd be CHAIRING the conference

Oh, and it would have happened in 2001. And we'd already have a comprehensive international treaty, the next step after Kyoto, with China and India on board. America would be reaping the benefits of being the world leader on this issue, and we'd be poised for the next industrial revolution in energy systems.

[rodeodance]

16. Another article said CONDI will represent the US: Bush will have his own climate

summit in DC on Thrusday

[Cha]

21. condi will be there with her

scrunched up mean face..and bush will have scientists on the payroll who say there's nothing to worry about.

[leftchick]

17. think about it, The most critical time in the history of EARTH to have a true LEADER

in climate change and for the last 7 fucking years we have had oil man, climate change denier bush. The timing is unfuckingbelievable. :(