U.S. Stands Alone at U.N. Climate Conference ('hissy fit' not working)

calling it a hissy fit. good one!!!!

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-warm10dec10,0,3709382.story?coll=la-home-headlines

December 10, 2005


U.S. Stands Alone at U.N. Climate Conference
# Bush administration opposes mandatory limits on emissions. Other nations agree to negotiate a new treaty.

By Miguel Bustillo, Times Staff Writer

MONTREAL — With the conspicuous exception of the United States, most countries were poised Friday to agree to negotiate a new treaty to combat global warming before the obligations of the current pact, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, expire in 2012.

The U.S., which opposes mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions, found itself isolated during the United Nations Climate Change Conference here. At one point early Friday, the top U.S. negotiator, Harlan L. Watson, walked out of talks on reopening dialogue under a separate 1992 U.N. treaty, which he regarded as an attempt to renew discussions on limiting emissions.......

....."The Bush administration appears to be throwing a hissy fit, but it's not having the intended effect," said Alden Meyer, a lobbyist for the Union of Concerned Scientists. "It is only serving to stiffen the resolve of the rest of the world to move forward."

.... Often pointed criticism of the U.S. stance, including a comment by Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin that the U.S. should remember "there is such a thing as a global conscience," intensified Friday with a hastily arranged speech by former President Clinton.

"I think it's crazy for us to play games with our children's future," Clinton said in a folksy speech before delegates that prompted a spirited ovation.

Alluding to Bush's rationale for the Iraq war as a bulwark against terrorism, Clinton said, "There is nowhere in the world where it is more important to apply the principle of precaution than in fighting climate change." Arguments that capping greenhouse gases would harm the economy, were "flat wrong," he said.

Bush administration officials did not publicly denounce Clinton's remarks, but some privately expressed annoyance. Canadian officials told reporters that the Bush negotiating team was upset that Canada had given the former president a platform at such a pivotal moment in the talks.

apart from many other countries (our adm. does not believe there is such a thing).

.... Often pointed criticism of the U.S. stance, including a comment by Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin that the U.S. should remember "there is such a thing as a global conscience," intensified Friday with a hastily arranged speech by former President Clinton.

In Washington, Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), who has called global warming a hoax, responded more forcefully.

the US has gone from leader of the world to bad joke in 5 years.

have no balls at all. They chickened out of Vietnam, and now the whole world can see what spineless, dickless cowards they are. Only the repukes themselves believe thier own stupid lies.