Bush sets global climate meeting (Sept. 27-28) - Reuters

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Bush sets global climate meeting
Fri Aug 3, 2007 9:28AM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration on Friday
unveiled plans for a high-level conference on global warming
in September that would bring together the world's biggest
polluters to seek agreement on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions.

U.S. President George W. Bush issued invitations to 11 other
countries plus the European Union and the United Nations to
attend the September 27-28 meeting in Washington intended
to work towards setting a long-term goal by 2008 to cut
emissions.

Bush had proposed the conference, which will be hosted by
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in late May before
a summit of the Group of Eight industrial nations in Germany,
but had withheld details until now.

In a letter to invitees obtained by Reuters, Bush assured them
that "the United States is committed to collaborating with
other major economies" to agree on a global framework for
cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWBT00734620070803

[hatrack]

1. Maybe they can discuss whether it's anthropogenic or natural.

Maybe they can discuss whether it's caused by sunspot activity.

Maybe they can bring in Myron Ebell and Michael Crichton and James Inhofe to offer "balance" during the meeting.

[phantom power]

2. yeah, this ought to be some epic masturbation.

[hatrack]

3. Exactly - I forsee lots of witch hazel and Ace bandages after this wank-a-thon

:puke:

[phantom power]

4. Part of me would like to see the invitees tell Little Boots to fuck off.

He richly deserves it, after shitting on everybody else's climate efforts over the last 6 years. But they're probably too mature for that.

[Maestro]

5. I'm right there with you.

I am not too excited about the "findings" or "discussions" that will come of this.

[tom_paine]

6. That is supremely cynical! Hah hah hah.

Fig leaves covering...why do they even bother?

[losthills]

7. goddamm....

How much more damage can these creatures possibly do to our world before January 2009?

[RestoreGore]

8. They'll only make more hot air

As if anyone believes they give a damn now.