BushCo attempting to undermine global warming plans

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Monday, June 20, 2005 11:58 AM

BushCo attempting to undermine global warming

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> " Extraordinary efforts by the White House to scupper Britain's attempts to

> tackle global warming have been revealed in leaked US government documents

> obtained by The Observer.

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> " These papers - part of the Bush administration's submission to the G8

> action plan for Gleneagles next month - show how the United States, over

> the past two months, has been secretly undermining Tony Blair's proposals

> to tackle climate change.

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> " The documents obtained by The Observer represent an attempt by the Bush

> administration to undermine completely the science of climate change and

> show that the US position has hardened during the G8 negotiations. They

> also reveal that the White House has withdrawn from a crucial United

> Nations commitment to stabilise greenhouse gas emissions. "

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> Full story at:

> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1509839,00.html

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