AP White House rejects mandatory CO2 caps (says people will jobs)

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White House rejects mandatory CO2 caps

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer 38 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Despite a strongly worded global warming report from the world's top climate scientists, the Bush administration expressed continued opposition Friday to mandatory reductions in heat-trapping "greenhouse" gases.


Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman warned against "unintended consequences" — including job losses — that he said might result if the government requires economy-wide caps on carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels.

He and other administration officials at a news conference praised the report Friday by a
United Nations-sponsored panel of top climate scientist who said there is little doubt the earth is warming as a result of man-made emissions.

But Bodman said technology advancements that will cut the amount of carbon emissions, promote energy conservation, and hasten development of non-fossil fuels can address the problem.

"We have aggressive but practical solutions," added Stephen Johnson, administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency.

They don't give two shits about the environment, just their fat cat bosses bottom lines and houses on the French Riveria.

These assholes support trade and economic policies that export exponentially more jobs than might ever be lost through emission limits.

Park your car permanently.
Reduce your heat to a level just warm enough to keep the pipes from freezing.
Wrap or protect the pipes so you can lower the heat even more.
Swear off AC, nobody had it years ago and got along OK.
Plant some of your own vegetables and herbs organically. It will save trips to grocery store which will be troublesome without a car. Even apt dwellers can have planters on their balconies or windowsills.
Dry all laundry on the line or clothes rack...consider getting a washboard.
Get the new light bulbs, use them sparingly.

Unless we lead by example we can be labeled hypocrites.

They called them PORCHES back then. Ever wonder why new houses don't come with these nifty little devices? Usally came with peripherals, like TREES.

But a smaller car (or no car if you can manage it) is an excellent start. Definitely get rid of your giant SUV or McMansion if you have one. Those two steps go a long way.

Just look at all the layoffs, outsourcing, and insourcing of foreign workers on H1B and similar visas that have been going on in recent years.

How many tens of thousands -- hundreds of thousands -- of Americans have lost good jobs with a wink and a nod from the Misadministration? How many of these folks are now working for far less pay, with far fewer benefits?

IF the current Misadministration ever showed the faintest sign of caring about American citizens and helping them retain their jobs, only THEN would I believe they cared about jobs other than those of CEOs. And I'd likely pass out from sheer astonishment first.

This is a crock, as usual. They're so full of it, their eyes are brown.

Ugh.

And yes, since this is LBN, that's the actual headline. :eyes:

Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The human role in climate change is no longer debatable, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said today, and he defended the president's policy of addressing the issue without mandatory greenhouse gas limits.

Bodman and other Bush administration officials were responding to a United Nations panel that concluded it is more than 90 percent certain the Earth is warming because of carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels. The group's report, released today in Paris, predicted rising sea levels, increased storms and more droughts and floods.

``Human activity is contributing to changes in the Earth's climate,'' Bodman said at a press conference in Washington. ``That issue is no longer up for debate.''

The Bush administration has rejected efforts to address global warming with mandatory limits on emissions of gases that cause the problem. President George W. Bush in 2001 went back on a campaign pledge and withdrew the U.S. from the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement that forms the basis for greenhouse gas caps in Europe and elsewhere.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYeoMlUZyJY0&refer=home

I'm actually shocked they've come around.

They got really scared from the sound of all the freepers and right-wing nuts like Sean Insanity having their heads explode.

but he will not do what is most necessary to try to halt it?

Isn't that a lot like hitting yourself in the head with hammer, complaining of a headache, and hitting yourself again?

...because if you don't, you or someone else might get to do something else with the hammer, and that would be undesirable.

Honestly, I don't think there's an analogy for this that isn't patently ridiculous.

If our race survives, in a hundred years, people will look back on this phase as analogy material in itself.

"Fred, hitting yourself in the head with that hammer is just like... well, it's like when the bush administration refused to cap CO2 emissions!"

are on the tops of Coke bottles.

But don't forget the general rule for dealing with Dubya's statements: if he says it, it's likely not true. So he showed concern for global warming in the SOTU -- that likely means he doesn't care.

A: They are only willing to make a change in their lives if there will be no pain or expense involved.

They will only change their living situation when their mom dies.

Republican will only make changes when Washington is underwater.

Republicans, listen: Of course there is a temporary economic downside, but sometimes progress hurts. Put on a jock strap and take the kick like a man.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

hello? H1-B visas?

While finally grudgingly acknowledging the fact of global warming, and human contribution to it, he still refuses to change his position favoring the energy pollutors. Same old, same old bullshit rationale he used to pull out of Kyoto 6 years ago.

They bail out airline industry with loads of cash.... they HAD to really. Right now there's nothing making them HAVE to do anything. They COULD find work for these people in the companies investing in (pick one out of a hundred)ways to have and use renewable resources. They could give these companies money to fit the costs of AT LEAST hiring these "environmentally displaced workers". Gees.

UN-CURIOUS GEORGE. No f*ing imagination. Truthfully, as we all know he is a lousy business man... any good business person (esp. one with HUGE capitol) knows you get in on the ground of the future business. Environment is where it is at.

Ughhhhhh and ughhhh...

Because their economic computer modelling doesn't agree.

There will be much bigger job losses in the future because major points of commerce will be underwater. They need to start thinking beyond the short term.