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Man on Emissions
U.S. summit concludes with no progress to speak of |
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28 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:47 PM on 28 Sep 2007 At the conclusion of a two-day U.S.-hosted climate summit of the world's major emitters, George W. Bush announced that he's been faking his climate-change laggardness all along, and signed on to reduce greenhouse gases in various planet-saving-while-still-economy-boosting ways. Ha ha ha! Sob. No, just as expected, Bush said what he always says -- voluntary measures will save the world! goals are ... |
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| Topics: climate, dumbassery , George Bush, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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We'd Blame Jet Lag, But ...
Bush makes gaffes at APEC gathering, forum may set weak voluntary targets |
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07 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:01 PM on 07 Sep 2007 In Sydney, Australia, today at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, U.S. President George Bush referred to APEC as OPEC, then tried to cover up his gaffe by explaining that Australia's prime minister had invited him to a summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries next year. Unfortunately, Australia has never been part of OPEC. Bush also ... |
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| Topics: climate, dumbassery , George Bush, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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