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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (3524)	2/22/2004 10:28:45 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Senior climatologists, however, believe that their verdicts could prove the catalyst in forcing Bush to accept climate change as a real and happening phenomenon. They also hope it will convince the United States to sign up to global treaties to reduce the rate of climatic change. The Fortune article wasn't there. Nevertheless, the president who won't change has said "he needed to wait until he had ''sound science'' on the subject" commondreams.org UNDAUNTED BY accusations of cooking the books for war, President Bush deep-fried the data on global warming. The New York Times reported yesterday that the White House took a draft report on the state of the environment by the Environmental Protection Agency and deleted critical portions on climate change. The White House knocked out references to studies that directly mentioned industrial pollution and vehicle exhaust as contributors to global warming. The administration took out a phrase that said, ''Climate change has global consequences for human health and the environment.'' It replaced it with gobbledygook. The White House wrote, ''The complexity of the Earth system and the interconnections among its components make it a scientific challenge to document change, diagnose its causes, and develop useful projections of how natural variability and human actions may affect the global environment in the future. Because of these complexities and the potentially profound consequences of climate change and variability, climate change has become a capstone scientific and societal issue for this generation and the next, and perhaps even beyond Bush is trying to fry climate change until the issue is seemingly so tough to comprehend that Americans dismiss it. Two and a half years into his presidency, this recipe has worked magnificently. In the first few months of his presidency, Bush let EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman tell the world that the United States took seriously the carbon dioxide emissions that are such a major source of global warming. But when Bush himself spoke, it was either to back out of the Kyoto global agreement on climate change or reverse a pledge to limit carbon dioxide emissions. Bush said he needed to wait until he had ''sound science'' on the subject. commondreams.org

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (3524)	2/22/2004 6:12:37 PM
From: BubbaFred	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

Key findings of the Pentagon Sunday February 22, 2004 The Observer · Future wars will be fought over the issue of survival rather than religion, ideology or national honour. · By 2007 violent storms smash coastal barriers rendering large parts of the Netherlands inhabitable. Cities like The Hague are abandoned. In California the delta island levees in the Sacramento river area are breached, disrupting the aqueduct system transporting water from north to south. · Between 2010 and 2020 Europe is hardest hit by climatic change with an average annual temperature drop of 6F. Climate in Britain becomes colder and drier as weather patterns begin to resemble Siberia. · Deaths from war and famine run into the millions until the planet's population is reduced by such an extent the Earth can cope. · Riots and internal conflict tear apart India, South Africa and Indonesia. · Access to water becomes a major battleground. The Nile, Danube and Amazon are all mentioned as being high risk. · A 'significant drop' in the planet's ability to sustain its present population will become apparent over the next 20 years. · Rich areas like the US and Europe would become 'virtual fortresses' to prevent millions of migrants from entering after being forced from land drowned by sea-level rise or no longer able to grow crops. Waves of boatpeople pose significant problems. · Nuclear arms proliferation is inevitable. Japan, South Korea, and Germany develop nuclear-weapons capabilities, as do Iran, Egypt and North Korea. Israel, China, India and Pakistan also are poised to use the bomb. · By 2010 the US and Europe will experience a third more days with peak temperatures above 90F. Climate becomes an 'economic nuisance' as storms, droughts and hot spells create havoc for farmers. · More than 400m people in subtropical regions at grave risk. · Europe will face huge internal struggles as it copes with massive numbers of migrants washing up on its shores. Immigrants from Scandinavia seek warmer climes to the south. Southern Europe is beleaguered by refugees from hard-hit countries in Africa. · Mega-droughts affect the world's major breadbaskets, including America's Midwest, where strong winds bring soil loss. · China's huge population and food demand make it particularly vulnerable. Bangladesh becomes nearly uninhabitable because of a rising sea level, which contaminates the inland water supplies. Special report Climate change Graphics CO2 emissions The world in the 2050s The greenhouse effect Interactive Guide to drilling for oil in the Arctic Calculate your personal carbon count Key resources The Kyoto protocol Bjorn Lomborg: Are we doing the right thing? Useful links UN framework convention on climate change Greenpeace Friends of the earth observer.guardian.co.uk