Posted on 06/07/2005 3:21:29 PM PDT by Libloather
Bush says global climate change 'serious' problem
34 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said global climate change is a "serious long term" problem and insisted that the United States, which rejected the Kyoto protocol, was leading research into finding solutions.
Climate change was one of the key issues to be raised by British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a summit with Bush at the White House.
Bush told a press conference afterwards, "I've always said it's a serious long long-term issue that needs to be dealt with, and my administration isn't waiting around to deal with the issue.
"We lead the world when it comes to dollars spent, millions spent on research about climate change," the US president said.
"We want to know more about it. It's easier to solve a problem when you know a lot about it."
The United States has been widely criticised for withdrawing from a commitment to ratify the Kyoto protocol on climate change, which set targets for reducing pollution that causes global warming.
But Bush said that the United States will have to change its high energy consuming habits and move away from "a hydrocarbon society".
He said he hoped gas-guzzling American drivers would turn to alternatives such as hydrogen fuel powered cars.
"Our country is going to have to diversify away from the type of automobiles we drive. It's beginning to happen here. We'll have more fuel cells, cars driven by fuel cells on the road next year than the past year, and more after that. We're beginning to change."
Bush also said the United States was spending a lot of money on producing coal that creates less pollution.
"That's going to be very important for a country like ours and a country like China. And one of the issues we've got to figure out how to deal with is how we share that technology with developing nations."
Interesting...Did I mention that it snowed here at work today? Just think how bad it would have been if there were no Global Warming?
Please, W, don't jump on the human-caused global warming bandwagon! Why don't you say something sensible, like "The earth goes through natural climate changes that have nothing to do with human activity. Volcanoes spew more pollution into the atmosphere than automobiles do."
We had a couple of years of drought here in Colorado. But things seem to be back to normal this year.
I know Colorado's weather cycles -- I am a native.
So just how do you suppose that we 'Cool Down' the sun so that life on earth can be more tolerable?
I don't know how much more GWB I can take. He has totally lost it.
OK, for starters I don't have any kids. None. How many do you have President Bush?
Bush's strategery is right on point. Disarm the envirowackos by agreeing that there is a serious long-term problem, but say we must study the issue. This demonstrates the weakness in the "global warming" case, which is empirical. The longer we stay outside of the Kyoto agreement the more the premises of the "climate change" nuts will be exposed, as will the inability of the watermelon countries (Germany, Brazil, UK, etc.) to meet the CO2 goals they've set for themselves. It also allows the growing economies of China and India to be identified as the real high-level CO2 generators.
Really good book! Worth the money.
Personally, I'd like him to repeat Reagan's comment that "trees cause smog" to watch the left pop it's collective cork.
There was a great headline (can't find it now, unfortunately) cited last week in "Best of the Web" on OpinionJournal.com...something along the lines of "Increasing Depth of Antarctic Ice Shelf Caused by Global Warming," with James Taranto asking the rhetorical question, "Is there anything that ISN'T 'caused' by global warming?!"
I'm rather disappointed to hear this.
It's the massive shift in bean eating mexicans migrating north...
What *I* wish is that position on scientific issues would not be subject to an official "conservative" or "liberal" viewpoint.
Science is science. It has nothing to do with conservatism or liberalism.
The fact is that the past decade has seen something like 7 of the hottest years in recordest history. What is the explanation for that if not man-made causes?
And why is it "conservative" to have a skeptical viewpoint on global warming? It's not like we can go back and re-do the Industrial Revolution.
I wish conservatism would stick to issues like immigration and fiscal conservatism and stay out of science.
I heard Rush talk about that once, but I don't know exactly what Reagan said. Could you please expound on that? Thanks!
Did we ever commit to ratify Kyoto?
Now I am really confused. I thought this global warming thing was Democratic, enviro liberal thing
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