Bush Stands by Rejection of Kyoto Treaty
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President Bush is holding fast to his rejection of mandatory curbs on greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming, despite a fresh report from 300 scientists in the United States and seven other nations that shows Arctic temperatures are rising.
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Green lobbyists and several U.S.  cities hope a lawsuit against U.S. development agencies will  force the government to act on global warming, even though  President Bush has long insisted there's no scientific proof  linking human activity to warming.
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US President George W. Bush said Thursday he had not changed his plans to attend the Beijing Olympics, despite a growing row over China's support for Sudan amid the Darfur crisis.
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The government is resisting renewed pressure to ratify and implement the Kyoto Protocol as it came into effect amid claims Australia's refusal to join will damage its international reputation.
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WASHINGTON, Sep 30 (IPS) - Thursday's decision by the Russian government  to  endorse ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to curb greenhouse  gas emissions  has thrown a particularly stark spotlight on the  degree to which President  George W Bush has isolated the United  States on the issue of global  warming, as well as other  transnational problems.
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ESSEN, Germany  - President George W. Bush's plan to combat climate change got a cool reception on Friday in Europe, where the European Union's environment chief dismissed it as unambitious and the "classic" U.S. line.
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The Bush administration said it will deny Californiaâs bid to set stricter vehicle emissions standards than federal law required.
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The European Union and the United States struggled to break a deadlock on the last day of a U.N. climate-change meeting on Friday, but Washington resisted Europe's interest in steps to fight global warming after the international Kyoto pact ends in 2012.
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President Bush defended his decision to pursue a missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
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The United States showed no signs of budging in its opposition to the Kyoto protocol Monday as U.N. climate change talks began, a month after President Bush's reelection and Russia's ratification of the agreement.
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ESSEN, Germany  - President George W. Bush's plan to combat climate change got a cool reception in Europe on Friday where the European Union's environment chief dismissed it as unambitious and "the classic U.S. line".
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WASHINGTON -- Eight nations with Arctic territory agreed yesterday to fight glacial melting and other effects of climate change in the region, though they declined to endorse any new steps to counter global warming out of deference to the Bush administration.
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The United States, considered an environmental laggard by its critics, is unlikely to sign any new pacts on climate change at a key environmental meeting this month, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Bloomberg - Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is resisting calls from the European Union and developing nations to commit to cutting greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming, threatening progress on a new accord to fight climate change.
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U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, but host Australia has warned not to expect binding greenhouse targets.
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President Bush refused today to indulge a question asking him to compare the California wildfires and Hurricane Katrina.
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The United States insisted on Thursday it was serious about global warming and tried to reassure skeptics that President George W. Bush's gathering of major polluting nations would not undermine U.N. efforts.