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Posted at 8:53am on May 2, 2008 Kyoto Signatories Churning Out Self-Congratulations...And Carbon Emissions

The Kyoto Fig Leaf

By Dan McLaughlin

OK, so maybe the "Climate Change" crowd is having trouble proving the existence of the problem. But surely, at least their solution, expensive as it is, would take us in the right direction?

Not really:

Yes, signatories to the Kyoto Protocol have been increasing their "greenhouse gas" emissions at triple the rate of the United States. (Source; H/T) Because when you can claim that you were prevented from solving a problem by somebody else not going along, it's easy to tell yourself you don't actually have to do anything else. 'Hey, we signed an agreement. What more did you want?'

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Posted at 1:24pm on Dec. 13, 2007 Bush Blew Up Bali Climate Conference

So Sayeth the Goracle

By Mark I

"Environmental Champion and Nobel Laureate" Al Gore, as he was described on NPR News this morning flew from Oslo Norway (no doubt commercial), where he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, to Bali, Indonesia for an address to the U.N. climate change conference being held there. Gore’s speech likely raised sea levels by an inch or two for all the hot air he emitted.

The Green Goracle™, never one to miss a chance to blame the United States in general and George Bush in particular for just about anything, told the delegates that the U.S. was “principally responsible for obstructing progress here in Bali.” Gore might have done better to look toward his friends in the European Union and the global environmental movement when assigning blame. The United States at least wants to talk about real emissions reduction goals, while the rest of the world is paying lip service to standards they are not meeting.

UPDATE: The White House responds to Gore's Comments below the fold.

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