NYT/Reuters: U.S. denies British rumors on Bush policy shift on climate change

[DeepModem Mom]

U.S. Denies British Rumors on Bush Climate Change
By REUTERS
Published: January 14, 2007

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. official on Sunday denied a British newspaper report that President George W. Bush was preparing to announce a dramatic policy shift on global warming in his State of the Union speech this month.

The British newspaper The Observer reported on Sunday that senior Downing Street officials, who were not named, said Bush was preparing to issue a new climate change policy during his annual speech on January 23.

"While the administration does not detail the president's speech before it is given, this rumor is not true,'' a senior U.S. administration official said.

Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair held private talks on climate change before Christmas and there was a sense that Bush would agree on a cap on emissions that would mean energy conservation and pollution curbs by industry and consumers in the United States, the newspaper said.

"President Bush is beginning to talk about more radical measures,'' the newspaper quoted a source close to the prime minister as saying....

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-bush-climate.html

[Pirate Smile]

1. Bush screws Blair AGAIN.

When will Tony wise up. Never, I guess.

[NickB79]

2. President Bush was quoted as saying

"I still firmly believe that raping and pillaging the planet is the right thing to do, and that it can be successful if we have a surge in the number of coal plants and oil executives within my administration."

[vixengrl]

3. In other words, "Aw, shut up,"

"We're still all in denial here in the White House about the importance of addressing climate change, and don't you let our energy industry backers think anything different."

[struggle4progress]

4. So W tried to B*S* Tony in private, Tony went public, & W shot him down

Poodle seems to be a slow learner ...

[lovuian]

5. When the queen found out her castle may go under water

there was scramblin