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Title: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: Axls Locomotive on July 03, 2005, 11:46:55 AM California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has told the US President to face up to the threat of global warming. Ahead of this week's G8 summit where the environment is top of the agenda, the former actor said: "The debate is over." George Bush has been barracked around the world for his stance on the environment and reluctance to sign to up to accords tackling global warming as they may harm the US economy. His reported willingness to block a deal during the G8 summit at Gleneagles addressing environmental dangers may lead the other seven leaders to sign an agreement excluding the US. Writing in the Independent on Sunday, Mr Schwarzenegger, governor of the most powerful financial US state, said there could be no doubt as to the dangers faced by Earth. Without explicitly mentioning Mr Bush, he said: "The debate is over. "We know the science. We see the threat posed by changes in our climate. And we know the time for action is now. "We have no choice but to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions." California has taken a much harder stance than the US Government on pollution, aiming to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels, even more ambitious than the 60% goal for the UK. Mr Schwarzenegger added: "Many people have falsely assumed that you have to choose between protecting the environment and protecting the economy. Nothing could be further from the truth." --------------- even arnie is smarter than bush :hihi: Title: Re: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: Where is Hassan Nasrallah ? on July 03, 2005, 02:00:06 PM i thought you were really talking abou bushmen ... australia and stuff .
we'll see at the G8 ... Title: Re: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: GnRNightrain on July 03, 2005, 02:49:15 PM We need to do something. Kyoto was not right for the US. However, that doesnt mean thta Bush can sit on his face and do nothing.
Title: Re: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: N.I.B on July 03, 2005, 03:35:12 PM Well, its nice to know somethings being done. Day after Tommorow scared me :nervous:
Title: Re: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: Izzy on July 03, 2005, 04:03:32 PM Well, its nice to know somethings being done. Day after Tommorow scared me? :nervous: Me too - but only because it was such a stupid film It really is time Bush made a firmer commitment to deal with global warming, i don't think short term economic considerations should be the primary consideration Title: Re: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: *Izzy* on July 03, 2005, 04:03:59 PM After seeing him on The Tonight Show I actually think Arnold is the best politician in America
:smoking: Izzy ?:smoking: Title: Re: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: 2NaFish on July 03, 2005, 04:14:39 PM After seeing him on The Tonight Show I actually think Arnold is the best politician in America :smoking: Izzy :smoking: Because if ever there was an open forum for politics it's the tonight show. Title: Re: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: N.I.B on July 03, 2005, 04:56:38 PM After seeing him on The Tonight Show I actually think Arnold is the best politician in America :smoking: Izzy? :smoking: Because if ever there was an open forum for politics it's the tonight show. The Daily show is the best. I get all my political updates from Jon Stewart :P :) Title: Re: BUSH MAN SAYS TIME TO ACT Post by: BigCombo on July 03, 2005, 09:29:20 PM Arnold definitely isn't the average republican. He supports alternative energy in California. He just offered subsidies for any household or business to put up solar panels so the state doesn't have to build natural gas power plants. Recently, the state voted to put in stricter mileage in all cars sold in California. The rest of the country needs to learn from California.
Meanwhile...the current administration is tampering with scientific reports to make it look like global warming is less of a threat than it really is. |