Tony Snow Says Bush Cares About The Environment - AFP

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Gosh, I guess everything's OK then, huh Tony? :eyes:

The Bush administration cares about the environment, but wants to find ways to clean it without harming the economy, the White House said Thursday. "The President does care about the environment, has been active and aggressive on it, and has been talking with European allies about such things as clean coal technology, about renewable fuels, biofuels," Press Secretary Tony Snow said during a news briefing.

Through innovation and market forces, "we will encourage every development we possibly can," Snow said, adding that incentives are available for businesses to act in a green manner.

Regarding the Kyoto Protocol on emissions reduction, Snow said the administration saw as a weakness the absence of "key consumers of carbon products." As a result, progress made in one area of the world may be undermined by development elsewhere.

Snow said the United States is aggressive in addressing emission problems outlined in the protocol. Only Australia and the United States have not signed the Kyoto Protocol.

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Snow_Says_Bush_Cares_About_Environment_999.html

[NYCGirl]

1. But he obviously cares about the polluters MORE.

:evilgrin:

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2. I don't understand why the main argument I hear from RWers is the economy

when discussing ways to reduce pollution and improve alternate fuel power. It would seem to me that switching to a new energy source (or more realistically, "sources") would if nothing else boost the economy. I mean, couldn't this create a whole new array of jobs in new research, machining, labor, etc.?

Did people suffer similar backwards-looking setbacks when trying new technologies in the past, such as steam or internal combustion? Oh wait; they did.

[kestrel91316]

3. If we destroy the environment, there won't BE an economy to

pander to, dumbass!

Have I mentioned yet how much I hate stupid, shortsighted people?

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4. Right, just like he 'mourns' the deaths of US soldiers?

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5. Caring about the environment is hard. It's hard, hard work.