- london (reuters) - tony blair will get short shrift from george w. bush on global warming when he leads the g8 in 2005 but the fight with washington might help him shed the ``poodle'' tag he got over support for the iraq war, analysts say (New York Times).
- president bush sought to allay european fears about his commitment to the environment yesterday, offering us support to a series of studies and joint ventures to help combat global warming
(Independent (UK)).
- however, in spite of mounting scientific evidence, president bush has insisted that substantial questions remain as to the causes and effects of global climate change (League of Conservation Voters).
- san francisco - august 30, 2002 rainforest action network today ran a full-page ad in the international herald tribune condemning citigroup ceo sandy weill, world bank president james wolfensohn, and president george w. bush for fueling global warming and forest destruction (Rainforest Action Network).
- world agreement on how to tackle global warming was in tatters last night after the us president, george bush, let it be known that america would not implement the kyoto treaty on climate change
(Independent (UK)).
- although president bush has questioned the need for the emissions reductions required in the kyoto protocol, recent scientific reports by the international panel on climate change and the us national academy of sciences have been even firmer than earlier ones in their conclusion that emissions reductions are urgently needed
(World Watch Institute).
- president george w. bush's closest foreign ally, british prime minister tony blair, has pledged to press washington to take the threat of global warming much more seriously
(Oneworld.net).
- participation in the kyoto protocol early in his tenure, george w. bush sought to throw a wrench into the international machinery set up to address the threat of climate change
(World Watch Institute).
- help president bush face up to climate change by flooding him with email (Envirolink).
- london (reuters) - tony blair is unlikely to sway george w. bush on global warming when he leads the g8 nations in 2005 but the british premier could help his own re-election bid by appearing to stand up to washington, analysts say
(ABC News (US)).
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