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Harper_is_Bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-06-07 09:41 AM
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It sickens me to hear that the USA, China, and Saudi Arabia tried to water down IPCC report
Edited on Fri Apr-06-07 09:43 AM by Harper_is_Bush
The Bush government is truely among the most evil forces on the planet today.
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"The authors lost," said one scientist. "A lot of authors are not going to engage in the IPCC process anymore. I have had it with them,'' he said on condition of anonymity.

Many were angered after delegates removed parts of a key chart that highlighted the detrimental effects that climate change will have with every single degree Celsius increase.

The U.S., China and Saudi Arabia raised the most objections to the phrasing, attempting to tone down some of the more extreme projections, confirmed a reporter with The Associated Press.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070403/climate_changeA_070406/20070406?hub=TopStories
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