Guest guest Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Schwarzenegger visits Canada to talk tough on emissions It's hard to believe any country could be worse on climate than the U.S., but Canada seems to be making a run for it. Yesterday, Friends of the Earth Canada and Sierra Legal filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that their government is shirking its Kyoto Protocol pledge. " This government is not free to cut and run from its international obligations, " says FOE spokesperson Christine Elwell. " You can't just do what you want. " Conservative leaders, faced with the ugly fact that greenhouse-gas emissions in 2005 were about 33 percent above where they should be under Kyoto, blame their Liberal predecessors and maintain that they are pushing " one of the world's toughest sets of regulated targets for greenhouse gases. " Know who could teach them a thing or two about tough targets? California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Oh look! He's on a three-day trade mission to Canada right now! Spreading the emissions-cutting gospel to leaders including Prime Minister Stephen Harper! Who's a total girly-man. straight to the source: The Globe and Mail, Martin Mittelstaedt, 30 May 2007 straight to the source: Times Colonist, CanWest News Service, Mike De Souza, 30 May 2007 straight to the source: Winnipeg Sun, Alan Findlay, 30 May 2007 straight to the source: The Globe and Mail, Karen Howlett, 30 May 2007 “The Earth is not dying - she is being killed. And those who are killing her have names and addresses.†— Utah Phillips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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