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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 07:57 PM
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Deadlock for UN climate meeting
Source: BBC

UN-hosted talks on climate change have ended in deadlock.

They were aimed at paving the way for the climate summit taking place in Bali in December which will focus on how to take forward the Kyoto Protocol.

However, the US said it was unlikely to take part in negotiations at the end of this year on a global agreement to cut emissions of carbon dioxide.
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"Two weeks of business-as-usual talks leave us wondering what it will take for governments to respond to the alarm bells," says Hans Verolme, director of the WWF Climate Change Programme.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6670639.stm


How nice to see the US is still represented in the big classroom by Ralph Wiggum .
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MasonJar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-19-07 01:56 PM
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1. That's it, Bush; keep the ice flowing. That way history will never
Edited on Sat May-19-07 01:56 PM by MasonJar
be able to record your traitorous administration. There will be no history.
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razzleberry Donating Member (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-20-07 02:52 AM
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2. simple solution --> don't invite the US
that would make a lot of people very happy
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