[KayEyeDoubleDee]

Earlier, hecklers chanting "Shame on Bush" twice interrupted Powell as he defended U.S. policies against criticism that the world's richest country and biggest polluter does not care.

Does anyone know if this is even true? I mean aside from considerations of relative size, resulting standard of living, death and disease rates, etc, do the US actually generate more pollution than say China or India or Russia?

[Uncle Miltie]

"too weak a plan meant to tackle global problems from AIDS to depleted fish stocks....delegates of almost 200 nations clapped for just 10 seconds."

This has to be considered one of the greatest anti-wacko victories of the year. Y'all pop a cold one, and enjoy!

[lawdude]

"Does anyone know if this is even true?"

I don't have numbers in front of me, but I am sure that in terms of GDP/pound of pollution, the US is the cleanest industrial country on earth. That is why this whole concept of the US polluting is nuts.

When other industrial countries are as clean as th US, the rest of the world can bitch. As to non-industrial countries, they still pee in their water sources and poop on their meager crops. In addition, they produce negative GDP/pound of pollution.

If these BS dictatorships had taken the billions we have sent them and put them to the use intended, they would be free, fed, and fabulous.

In general, we feed the world as it is!

My word to them is GO TO HELL.

[reformedliberal]

Of course; Bush wasn't there, but it was a sellout to his buddies.

Manipulated by an absent, dumb, unengaged, unilateralist cowboy. Yeah.......that's the ticket.

Oh, well, at least the food was great.