db44
Aug 1st, 2006, 05:44 AM
Fine, call it symbolism. I'll take it:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/01/blair.arnie.ap/index.html
LONG BEACH, California (AP) -- Britain and California formed a trans-Atlantic partnership to address global warming, bypassing the Bush administration to explore ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean-burning fuels.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday announced the pact against the backdrop of an oil tanker at a BP terminal in the port of Long Beach.
"We see that there is not great leadership from the federal government when it comes to protecting the environment," Schwarzenegger said. "We know there is global warming, so we should stop it."
Addressing business leaders during an earlier panel discussion, Blair called global warming "long term, the single biggest issue we face."
Environmental groups questioned the value of the alliance, calling it more than symbolism than substance.
The agreement calls for collaboration on research into cleaner-burning fuels and technologies, and looking into the possibility of setting up a system whereby polluters could buy and sell the right to emit greenhouse gases. The idea is to use market forces and market incentives to curb pollution.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/01/blair.arnie.ap/index.html
LONG BEACH, California (AP) -- Britain and California formed a trans-Atlantic partnership to address global warming, bypassing the Bush administration to explore ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean-burning fuels.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday announced the pact against the backdrop of an oil tanker at a BP terminal in the port of Long Beach.
"We see that there is not great leadership from the federal government when it comes to protecting the environment," Schwarzenegger said. "We know there is global warming, so we should stop it."
Addressing business leaders during an earlier panel discussion, Blair called global warming "long term, the single biggest issue we face."
Environmental groups questioned the value of the alliance, calling it more than symbolism than substance.
The agreement calls for collaboration on research into cleaner-burning fuels and technologies, and looking into the possibility of setting up a system whereby polluters could buy and sell the right to emit greenhouse gases. The idea is to use market forces and market incentives to curb pollution.