US on defensive at climate conference

[rodeodance]

Source: ap

US on defensive at climate conference


- Yahoo! News

By JOSEPH COLEMAN, Associated Press Writer
35 minutes ago



BALI, Indonesia - First Australia won international applause for abandoning the United States and signing a global warming pact Washington has long opposed. Then a U.S. Senate committee voted for deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Bush administration's position, that technology, private investment and economic growth — rather than mandatory emissions cuts — will save the planet from global warming, is taking a beating this week at a U.N. climate change conference in Indonesia.

The public defeats for the U.S. stance, coupled with mounting warnings from scientists and others that only decisive action will control rising temperatures, have cast the Americans as wayward sons who need to wake up and join the rest of the world.

"I think the United States will be judicious enough to accept the changes of atmosphere," said Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar, the host of the conference. "I don't think we should pressure them. They will come by themselves."
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Pelosi wants to go to Bali today saying the House passed the energy (tight).


Wh said will veto anyway.

[Robbien]

1. Isn't this the conference wide stance Larry Craig and Sen. Inhofe are attending

representing the US.

Good choices. No way are the world's reasonable people going to pay any attention to those two kooks.