U.S. Appears to Win Global Warming Debate

[Judi Lynn]

U.S. Appears to Win Global Warming Debate
By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press Writer

Friday, July 8, 2005

(07-08) 07:53 PDT GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) --

Leaders of the world's wealthy nations appeared to bow to U.S. pressure on climate change, issuing a watered-down declaration Friday that avoids setting targets or timetables for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

But in his final speech at the G-8 summit, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that the G-8 countries and five of the world's largest emerging economies — China, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa — had agreed to work together to counter global warming.

He said they would meet Nov. 1 in Britain to discuss the effort to "slow down and then in time reverse the rise in harmful greenhouse gas emissions."

Blair later said climate change could not be tackled without proper support from America, China, and India.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/08/international/i062517D56.DTL

[justinsb]

1. No...sadly

it just means we'll have to do it without you. I'm currently trying to persuade other Canadians of the need for a export duty on resources to non-Kyoto countries to help cover the costs of Kyoto and cross border pollution.

[Goldmund]

2. Woo Hoo!

Go US! :woohoo:

[Joj Bush]

3. We will, we will ROCK YOU!!

U S A!!!! Sorry France!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stepnw1f]

8. May as Well Drink Some Bleach

Down the hatch buddy.

[stepnw1f]

6. Everyone Loses

I really don't see why you'd be celebrating.

[Goldmund]

7. Dude, we get to destroy the planet!

Partay!!! :toast:

[Joj Bush]

9. Monster of all Pinatas!!

Everyone line up! Georgie's the birthday boy, he gets to go first! Blindfold looks good!

Stop being sore winners and join in the fun people!

Yeah! It's getting HOT in here! Take off all your...

[LiberallyInclined]

21. I'll drink to that!

I've given up-
there's no way in hell that this country, with the intellect and intelligence level of the majority of it's population is EVER going to change it's tune in ANY of our lifetimes.

SO-
i can either choose to spend the rest of my life fighting hopelesly against the tide- constantly frustrated, disgusted, frightened, ashamed and filled with despair...

OR-
i can go with the flow, get comfy, watch the horrors unfold, and enjoy the show- as the hurricanes that chew up florida and the rest of the southern trash get bigger and BIGGER and WAY FUCKING BIGGER into HYPER-CANES- i'll get to sit in air-conditioned comfort and LAUGH MY ASS off at the misfortune of Bush voters and enablers.

IF-
i'm REAL LUCKY, i'll be able to say "i told you so" to some conservative fuckwads before i pass away.

life IS sweet.
drink it up.

[baby_bear]

4. What a bizarre headline for that story

No one is the winner here. How about "The health of the planet loses due to the overwhelming political power of wealthy American corporations and their undue influence on the Bush administration."

A sad day indeed.

b_b

[ananda]

5. change "win" to lose..

Everyone, including the USA, loses if global warming isn't addressed and stopped now.

Sue

[Gregorian]

10. Force does not trump truth.

This problem will not go away, if ignored. Haha.

edit- Go ahead and ignore the children. I thought Replicants cared about "the children". Well, this has everything to do with their world.

[Zorra]

11. US wins? That is not "winning".

Everyone and everything on the planet loses big time.

Bu*h is going to kill us all.

[Delphinus]

28. Took the words right out of my mouth ...

This is how they spin everything. Winning? I wish they were around to reap the benefits of their "wins".

[Solly Mack]

12. LOL and I'll just bet Blair calls getting his face slapped "compromise"

lolololol

[adigal]

13. US wins debate - which means the world loses

n/t

[mom cat]

14. Us Wins!- - -Earth Burns to a Crisp!

[hatrack]

15. USA! USA! USA! USA!

Now, where did I put mah Lee Greenwood 8-track, hyuk hyuk!!

[Karenina]

16. Want a parade of hurricanes wit dat?

Comin' to a Gulf Coast near you! Check your local listings! :-(

[mom cat]

19. One named George, and oned for Dick, Donald, Condi and the rest of

the numbskulls who want us all dead!

[Eloriel]

27. Yeah -- and we (we = Georgia) just had Tropical Storm Cindy blow

thru and it did $40 million damage to Peachtree Raceway, which is a big deal to NASCAR (I think) folks. Cindy spawned one or more tornadoes here, and it just took a bunch of great big ole bites out of the raceway and a pricey neighborhood or two near there in Henry County, GA, south of Atlanta.

We got 5" rain over the 2-day period. AND one weather broadcaster said we could get another 5" from Dennis starting Sunday, depending on its track. So, it's not just the actual coastline that can suffer -- tho in no way am I trying to diminish what the coast goes through, but rather just point out that there is extended damage usually involved.

Another weather broadcaster said Dennis is as big as TX, OK, LA and MS combined. That's big.

[Jim Lane]

20. That will at least dispose of the long-term Social Security problem (n/t)

[mom cat]

24. I love your optimism!

[madrchsod]

17. ya what the fuck!

i`m going to be dead in a few years or when ever, so why the fuck should i care? hell, let someone else who gives a shit worry about it cause it`s "lets party like it`s 1999"!

[AlCzervik]

18. to quote Bart Simpson--

"I didn't think it was possible to suck and blow at the same time"

[LiberallyInclined]

22. Global Devastation is WAY COOL!

talk about incentive to get a big screen plasma HDTV-

the weather channel footage is going to ROCK in the coming years...

WOOO-HOOOOOOO

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

GO AMERICA!!!
WE. FUCKING. ROCK!!!!

[maxsolomon]

23. gonna ride my ski-doo to the leaf blower store.

the "its going to hurt our economy" is SO tired.

WHICH economy? my firm's entire business model is to CAPITALIZE on saving the planet & fighting global climate change.

[reprobate]

25. It's not me or my spouse that'll be screwed, it's our grandchildren.

We're in our sixties so we have a few years left, but we are not going to be around when the real suffering begins. But our grandkids will be entering their most productive years when things get really tough.

I think I'm going to start teaching them gun handling and marksmanship shortly. It's somehting they will truly need shortly, because the first thing to disintegrate will be the rule of law just like it has in our government. They will need to know how to protect themselves cause no one else will. The only police you'll see on the streets then will be vigilantees.

What a sad thing to realize that my grandchildren will likely be among the last of the human race. And all because of Mad George. I have taken to using the term "Mad George" because only the insane would continue to push for policies that are guaranteed to destroy the environment that is required for humanity to live. The survivors of the coming disaster (the few of them that do survive) will take the name of bush as the worst curse that anyone could use, as in: "Bush You and the horse you rode in on". If anyone remembers what a horse was by that time.

[leesa]

26. What debate was that?? As usual, just FORCE

[Amonester]

29. And "shhh... Ya better not tell anyone or (insert threat here)" n/t

[tanyev]

30. U.S. wins battle,

entire world loses the war. Jeez.

[Chicago Democrat]

31. "Appears to win"? .... Everyone loosing is not a win for anyone!

stupid headline

[Ilsa]

32. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed The Day After Tomorrow,

so getting to watch it live on TV is going to be waaaay cool! I've been looking forward to some snow in June in South Texas anyway!
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Besides, we'll all be raptured out of here soon!
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[tandem5]

33. "U.S. declares sun revolves around earth, wins debate!" nt