George W Bush ended his time at the G8 summit, the last that he will attend as US presidency, with the following statement. Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter. According to the Telegraph reporting, He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked […]
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George Bush: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: G8 · politics · pollution · Uncategorized
World Opinion: Cool It, NOW! … additional thoughts
September 26th, 2007 · Comments Off on World Opinion: Cool It, NOW! … additional thoughts
And, well, that includes America and Americans. World Public Opinion just released a poll(full report, pdf, here) that show that large majorities around the world: Understand that “human activity IS a significant cause” of Climate Change Agree that is is “Necessary to take major steps very soon to Address Climate Change” Believe taht wealthy countries […]
Tags: climate change · emissions · environmental · G8 · Global Warming · government energy policy
National Academies call on G8 leaders for action … press is asleep
May 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment
On May 16th, The U.S. National Academy of Sciences joined 12 other national science academies … in calling on world leaders — particularly G8 leaders who will meet in June — to address global climate change and energy-access issues by promoting low carbon-emission energy systems and more efficient use of energy. The academies also urged […]
Tags: alternative energy · emissions · Energy · energy efficiency · G8 · Global Warming