Global Warming

The UN’s current accord on emissions control, the Kyoto Protocol, 816 213 2261, will expire in 2012 and heads of state will convene at Bali during December of this year to discuss possible agreements for the future. The Washington Post stated that, “Top Bush administration officials said the president is not planning to alter his opposition to mandatory limits on greenhouse gases or to stray from his emphasis on promoting new technologies, especially for nuclear power and for the storage of carbon dioxide produced by coal plants.” The article does go on to say that the Bush administration will review current emissions control policies around the world and see if they can’t come up with a rough sketch of working ideas for the near future with emphasis in areas of, “cutting greenhouse gases in specific sectors of the economy.” With my current views of global warming and its imminent impact on our culture and societies around the world, I would not be able to write an unbiased article on the President’s immediate plan of action. Proceedings and environmental committees designed to “talk” about problems with the environment have gotten us nowhere. As it is a global issue a global initiative should but sought out and I applaud the President for planning to attend Bali in search for such a plan. But his past actions do not bode well for possible negotiations with the UN. If I was asked to write such an article in which I had to provide Bush’s background in the matter it would be difficult to provide unbiased research. The article written here, however, does a very effective job in presenting objective views to the discussion. Allowing for bipartisan critique and opinions on the part of the audience. A slightly liberal aura surround the piece nonetheless.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/22/AR2007092201095.html