New Bush Climate Plan! Lots Of Research, Voluntary Actions! WP

[hatrack]

No, I am not making this up.

The Bush administration yesterday laid out a long-term "strategic plan" for using technology to curb the impact of global warming, reiterating its position that basic scientific research and voluntary actions can curb greenhouse gases linked to climate change.

Addressing complaints by environmentalists and some scientists that Bush has not done enough to cut the nation's emissions of such gases, Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman said the 244-page "Climate Change Technology Program Strategic Plan" promotes initiatives such as sequestering carbon dioxide before it enters the atmosphere and promoting hydrogen-powered cars.

This plan was inspired by the President's vision to harness America's strengths in innovation and technology to transform energy production and use in ways that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the long term," Bodman said in a statement. "This strategic plan is unprecedented in its scope and scale and breaks new ground with its visionary 100-year planning horizon, global perspective, multilateral research collaborations, and public-private partnerships." Energy Department officials described the plan -- which has taken four years to produce -- before the House Science subcommittee on energy yesterday. It immediately came under fire from senior Hill Republicans as well as several outside scientists and policy experts.

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Margo Thorning, chief economist at the American Council for Capital Formation, said the plan is "a substantial, credible effort" to address global warming. "The technology-based approach is the only way to go, and the administration's emphasis on that is the right one," said Thorning, whose think tank accepts money from Exxon Mobil Corp.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/20/AR2006092001697.html

[redqueen]

1. ahaahahahahaha...

It's got the blessing of the chief economist at the American Council for Capital Formation?

Well I trust her! She's sure to have the best interest of the environment as her top priority! Right?

[tonkatoy57]

2. This is my favorite part

"This plan was inspired by the President's vision to harness America's strengths in innovation and technology to transform energy production and use in ways that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the long term".

This plan was inspired by the president's vision. Give me a break. It's getting more and more ridiculous every day. Every government action is based on the inspired revelation of Dear Leader. This is just like the communist block strongman governments we used to snicker at when I was a student in the 1970's. What a bunch of ass kissings panderers.

[Dr.Phool]

3. Yeah, voluntary corporate actions.

They'll volunteer to do exactly nothing.