04/12/05

Officially, and in contrast to many other countries, the United States remains unconvinced about global warming. ... Despite Bush administration skepticism, however, climate change is emerging as a major political issue. Prominent Republicans are among those lawmakers pushing legislation that would start US reduction of greenhouse gases in line with the international Kyoto treaty. In federal court, a dozen states seek to force the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Shareholder groups are pressuring corporations to consider the implications of climate change. And from coast to coast, states and communities -- on their own and in groups -- are implementing plans to 'think globally, act locally' on climate change by regulating transportation, power generation, and energy use...

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0413/p03s01-uspo.html

from Christian Science Monitor


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp