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To: AK2004 who wrote (273823)	2/12/2006 11:19:08 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

Sure, global warming is just a coincidence that happens to coincide with the industrial age where mankind burns enough fossil fuel to incinerate the planet. Quit lying to yourself and others for the benefit of greedy polluters and gas gougers who don't mind poisoning your family to make an extra buck or two. These polluters and gas gougers are not your friends. In fact they're not anyone's friends. In fact right now they've hijacked our great democracy. The dishonest fat cat politicians like Cheney who protect them ought to be hung up by their shriveled old cojones. Also, Cheney said in 2001 we needed 1350 new fossil fuel power plants. But I'll bet anything he wouldn't allow one to be built within 300 miles of his pristine 30 million dollar Wyoming ranch. Pollution is for poor people.

To: AK2004 who wrote (273823)	2/12/2006 11:21:30 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

White House Admits Big Trouble from Global Warming, but Continues to Resist Action on Solutions WASHINGTON, DC (June 3, 2002) -- A new report by the Bush administration finally acknowledges that global warming is a real problem for the U.S., one that will have dramatic and costly effects on our health, economy and environment. The document also concedes that man-made emissions are to blame. Despite the sudden reversal -- which confirms what most scientists have been saying for years -- the White House continues to oppose efforts to reduce the pollution responsible for the problem. "This scientific epiphany places the Bush administration squarely at odds with its own lackluster global warming policy. Having admitted the extent of the problem and identified the cause, a policy of inaction becomes impossible to defend," said David G. Hawkins, director of the Climate Center at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). "America has the technology to start cleaning up the problem. These findings are a warning that it's time to get moving." The new assessment, "U.S. Climate Action Report 2002," was quietly posted last Friday on the Environmental Protection Agency website. It represents a sharp break from the administration's global warming rhetoric, which downplayed scientific certainty. The new report echoes conclusions by the National Academy of Sciences, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and many others. Last March, President Bush withdrew the U.S. from the 1997 Kyoto global warming treaty, replacing legally binding pollution cuts with a half-hearted, voluntary plan that would keep emissions rising at exactly the same rate they are today. He opposes plans to clean up carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution from power plants and efforts to reduce vehicle emissions by making them more efficient. Meanwhile his energy plan -- guided heavily by coal and oil company lobbyists -- would lead to increased emissions from fossil fuels while providing minimal support for cleaner alternatives. Despite White House resistance, there are alternatives. Next week, the Senate will hold hearings on the Clean Power Act, sponsored by Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-VT), which would limit power plant CO2 emissions for the first time, and set new standards for three other pollutants (SO2, NOx and mercury). The White House power plant proposal lacks CO2 controls, and has weaker provisions for the other three. Meanwhile, many states are taking global warming solutions into their own hands. Massachusetts and New Hampshire have passed legislation to cut power plant CO2, and California lawmakers may soon pass a measure limiting CO2 pollution from cars and light trucks.

To: AK2004 who wrote (273823)	2/12/2006 11:24:53 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1577883

Bush Cuts Funding For Study On Pollution's Effect On Child Health Sun Feb 12, 2006 at 10:24:07 AM PDT In the glorious tradition of No Child Left Behind, Intelligent Design, denial of global warming, lipservice to science teaching, dismantling of most environmental oversight and enforcement functions, and protection of corporations from litigation, President George W. Bush, in his proposed budget for 2007, has cut all funding for the massive National Children's Study, a project approved in 2000. Here is the summary statement of the project, from their website: The National Children's Study will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of more than 100,000 children across the United States, following them from before birth until age 21. The goal of the study is to improve the health and well-being of children. (* Beginning to get the picture?)