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04/18/2008
Bush Climate Speech Covers Familiar Ground
President George W. Bush outlined his new climate goal for the United States.
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Posted by: Susan Altman
On April 16 President George W. Bush outlined his new climate goal for the United States, calling for the nation to halt the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. According to ENS (J.R. Pegg), Bush touted his new climate strategy as ambitious, but environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers criticized the plan as feeble and contend it falls far short of what is needed to fend off climate change. "Waiting until 2025 to stop the growth of greenhouse gas pollution means, for all practical purposes, admitting defeat," said Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp. "The president needs to set a much bolder goal if we're going to succeed." Read the full story here.
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