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U-TURN: BUSH ADMIN OUTLINES 'GLOBAL WARMING' EFFECTS ON AMERICA; ACKNOWLEDGES DAMAGE
Drudge Report ^ | 06/02/2002 | By Drudge

Posted on 06/02/2002 6:07:27 PM PDT by Lazamataz

DAMAGE

In a stunning U-turn for the Bush administration, the United States has sent a climate report to the United Nations detailing "specific and far-reaching effects" that it says "global warming will inflict" on the American environment.

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Also for the first time -- the White House places "most of the blame for recent global warming on human actions -- mainly the burning of fossil fuels that send heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere," the NEW YORK TIMES is planning to report on Monday Page Ones, according to publishing sources.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: enviralists; globalwarminghoax; kyotolist; unlist
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To: Lazamataz
About the Bushes.

I told y'all so....

201 posted on 06/02/2002 7:46:23 PM PDT by Jethro Tull
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To: Lazamataz
I must say, if this reports is true, I am EXTREMELY disappointed. I liked his previous approach of acknowledging, but not being a scaremonger. It now looks like he is joining in the scaremongering. How sad.
202 posted on 06/02/2002 7:46:42 PM PDT by rwfromkansas
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To: Lazamataz
BTw, if this is true, this Bushie is ready for a WH freep. I did it for CFR and was okay with everything after that disappointment.....he did some good things and some bad things (what you should expect from any president). But, I am not gonna sit by and watch him do a u-turn on yet another issue and ignore the science on this. I hope the rest of FR won't either.
203 posted on 06/02/2002 7:50:35 PM PDT by rwfromkansas
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To: no one in particular
i heard a report the other day that w promised jeb that he would not drill off the florida coast. does anyone know if this is true?

is this another instance where the president is backtracking? will anwar be next?

204 posted on 06/02/2002 7:50:45 PM PDT by christine
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OK, here's more info that puts Drudge's story in a different light.
205 posted on 06/02/2002 7:51:03 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Lazamataz
Thinking again, I want to know if this is a true "Bush administration" report, or something from the National Science Foundation or something. If it is not a direct Bush administration report, I can accept it since it is not really coming from him.
206 posted on 06/02/2002 7:52:23 PM PDT by rwfromkansas
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To: Lazamataz
Also for the first time-- the White House places "most of the blame for recent global warming on human actions -- mainly the burning of fossil fuels that send heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere,"

Please tell me how this position has changed from June 11, of 2001 that was found in this article President Bush Discusses Global Climate Change

... The issue of climate change respects no border. Its effects cannot be reined in by an army nor advanced by any ideology. Climate change, with its potential to impact every corner of the world, is an issue that must be addressed by the world....

...There is a natural greenhouse effect that contributes to warming. Greenhouse gases trap heat, and thus warm the earth because they prevent a significant proportion of infrared radiation from escaping into space. Concentration of greenhouse gases, especially CO2, have increased substantially since the beginning of the industrial revolution. And the National Academy of Sciences indicate that the increase is due in large part to human activity....


207 posted on 06/02/2002 7:52:55 PM PDT by swheats
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To: Nick Danger
#54

It's not the fault of Klinton holdovers.

The buck stops at Bush...

208 posted on 06/02/2002 7:53:19 PM PDT by Jethro Tull
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To: Lazamataz
If it is, I still propose a Freep of the WH..to try to convince Bush to get those dang holdovers out of their or at the very least grab their necks and get them in line!
209 posted on 06/02/2002 7:59:36 PM PDT by rwfromkansas
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To: Sabertooth
The Ozone crisis is a hoax, and so is human-induced Global Warming.

That's the way I see it also. The bottom line seems to be WW-II. If all the bombing of oil facilities and smoke pouring into the skies from that one didn't cause a man-made ecological catastrophe, it ain't gonna happen.

210 posted on 06/02/2002 8:00:00 PM PDT by medved
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To: Diddle E. Squat
thanks for posting that. it looks like some of us have jumped the gun.
211 posted on 06/02/2002 8:01:54 PM PDT by christine
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To: Lazamataz
He's lost my vote already on amnesty for illegals.
213 posted on 06/02/2002 8:06:35 PM PDT by gabby hayes
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To: Jorge
I'm sure you would prefer President Al Gore?

Hmm, let's see billions in welfare to rich farmers, steel tariffs, prescription drugs for seniors so that Warren Buffet will never have to choose between food and medicine, forcing insurance companies to cover mental health problems which will make health care costs skyrocket thus leading to demands for socialized medicine, billions more wasted on federal education programs, billions in other spending, a Vietnam-style conflict in Afghanistan... now tell me again, which one actually won?

214 posted on 06/02/2002 8:08:39 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: rwfromkansas
You have to read the entire report. Here's something that Drudge 'forgot' to include from the report:

But while the report says the United States will be substantially changed in the next few decades — "very likely" seeing the disruption of snow-fed water supplies, more stifling heat waves and the permanent disappearance of Rocky Mountain meadows and coastal marshes, for example — it does not propose any major shift in the administration's policy on greenhouse gases.

It recommends adapting to inevitable changes. It does not recommend making rapid reductions in greenhouse gases to limit warming, the approach favored by many environmental groups and countries that have accepted the Kyoto Protocol, a climate treaty written in the Clinton administration that was rejected by Mr. Bush.

215 posted on 06/02/2002 8:08:55 PM PDT by rintense
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To: gabby hayes
And just when did he grant amnesty for illegals?
216 posted on 06/02/2002 8:09:39 PM PDT by rintense
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To: Jorge
Oops, I left out banning drilling off the coast of Florida and finally, going along with the enviro-whackos on global warming. Yesiree, I'm surely glad we have a Republican president and not some left-wing socialist running things.
217 posted on 06/02/2002 8:10:47 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: Mulder
"It will be fun to watch the Bush-bots spin this one...."

Not fun but instructive. I am more interested to see how Bush spins this one, assuming its true, he will have to own up to it, no ones going to let him slide on this.

Somehow I suspect this is being misrepresented some how. I can't imagine Bush having anything to do with this report after taking all that heat after rejecting the Kyoto treaty.

218 posted on 06/02/2002 8:11:49 PM PDT by monday
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To: Jethro Tull
The 'administration' is woefully encrusted with leftover lefties, some of whom are civil service and some just hangers on.

Example: I read today that Bush is looking forward to August when the FAA chairman must retire and he can appoint his own man.

There are people who are so-called in the Administration who are releasing reports and leaking to the press in order to advance their own liberal agenda.

That being said, I believe Bush is listening too much to weinies in the administration who are afraid of his being too outspoken with his conservative views. I'm hoping that after this fall, he will become more open with his true views. We do need to elect a Republican Senate in the fall, if that happens, I think we will see a sea-change (if you will pardon the environmental analogy).

219 posted on 06/02/2002 8:13:04 PM PDT by altura
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To: christine11; Diddle E. Squat; JerseyHighlander; all
Climate Action Report 2002(NYT's Bush's U-Turn report)

JerseyHighlander's notes:

This is the source document that the New York Times is reporting as the reversal by the Bush administration on Global Warming. This report has been in production since before Bush was elected. Matt Drudge is using this to pump ratings tonight, June 2nd 2002. A few months ago, if I recall correctly, the Bush administration, through Christy Whitman, stalled the production of this report.

There is a link to the preliminary reports open comment period, Here which has some further info that should be aired.

1 posted on 6/2/02 9:46 PM Central by JerseyHighlander
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READ MY POST # 141! SEE I TOLD YOU SO!

Thanks Diddle for the link!

220 posted on 06/02/2002 8:13:49 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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