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To: RealMuLan who wrote (55783)	11/9/2004 11:45:10 AM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

"Report Shows U.S. Companies Moving Forward With Carbon Reductions " Yeah, right! they move all the "sunset" industries, those most polluted industries to China and/or other developing countries, of course they should reduce some of the GHG)! (CSRwire) WASHINGTON, D.C. - According to an independent study, many U.S. corporations are moving ahead with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs in the absence of federal requirements to do so and despite the U.S. staying out of the Kyoto Protocol. The study, titled U.S. Business Actions to Address Climate Change: Case Studies of Five Industry Sectors, was conducted by the Sustainable Energy Institute and Numark Associates. It details actions of five U.S. industry sectors to address emissions of carbon dioxide and other GHGs contributing to global warming. The report is being published by GreenBiz.com and is available at www.greenbiz.com and www.climatebiz.com. According to the report, these company actions are driven by a combination of: Increased corporate focus on sustainability, deriving from anticipated benefits in both public image and profitability; Shareholder pressure on businesses to provide a more aggressive response to climate change and disclose GHG emissions reduction activities, as well as the financial risks they are exposed to from climate change; Pressure from insurers to address climate change and disclose GHG emissions reduction activities; Recent state-level regulations mandating GHG reductions; and State lawsuits against highly carbon-emitting power companies. The report examines GHG reduction efforts in five U.S. industry sectors - aluminum, chemicals, electric power, forestry and paper, and pharmaceuticals. Within those sectors the report provides in-depth case studies of the actions of seven individual companies - Alcoa, DuPont, AEP, Entergy, FPL Group, International Paper and Pfizer. "U.S. companies and state regulators are clearly getting out in front of the federal government in addressing climate change" said Neil J. Numark, Chairman of the SEI Board. "U.S. industry increasingly recognizes that we are moving towards carbon constraints in this country. Many prefer this be done in a uniform way at the national level, not through the patchwork of state regulations that's now emerging. Otherwise they'll face continuing regulatory uncertainty, which inhibits the ability to commit to large capital investments." csrwire.com

To: RealMuLan who wrote (55783)	11/9/2004 11:59:54 AM
From: Roebear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Yiwu, Last time I looked we were in a weak El Nino. As for China forecast, I follow some weather data there but not forecasts. If I run across any that seem worthy, I will post them for you. Best, Roebear