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2005-06-13 Britain

Blair's Aggressive Campaign Against Bush on Global Warming

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Posted by too true 2005-06-13 11:03|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This sounds like a lot of hand-wringing to me. Bush is not going to cave on Kyoto. BTW, Kyoto as "leveling the playing field" is obvious. If the EUros increase costs in order to comply, they put themselves at a competitive disadvantage, so of course they want US firms to increase costs too. Doesn't mean we should, especially for something as flawed as Kyoto.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2005-06-13 11:31|| 2005-06-13 11:31|| Front Page Top

#2 You go Tony! Lead the way. Double the English gas tax. Shanghai city folk and press gang them to pull plows in the countryside, ala Zimbabwe.

Posted by ed 2005-06-13 11:57|| 2005-06-13 11:57|| Front Page Top

#3 My guess is that if the economy keeps improving, technology keeps surging forward, and gas prices keep high the US will end up making the Kyoto restrictions without signing on or leveling these painful demands upon ourselves.

Bush should do what the Chinese did regarding Nuclear testing. They said they wouldn't sign anything but they'd do their best to not test nukes. Either that or he should have left Kyoto in the bottom desk drawer where Clinton put instead of officially declaring it dead and taking the heat.

Posted by rjschwarz">rjschwarz 2005-06-13 14:16|| rjschwarz.com]">[rjschwarz.com] 2005-06-13 14:16|| Front Page Top

#4 "In reality, Kyoto was never about environmental policy," a White House aide told me. "It was designed as an elaborate, predatory trade strategy to level the American and European economies." Bingo! The Euros have dug themselves into a nasty hole on Kyoto and perceive the only way out is for the US to join them in the hole. BTW, Australia is not going to give on this either, not while Howard is in office.

Posted by phil_b 2005-06-13 21:22|| 2005-06-13 21:22|| Front Page Top

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