Posted on 09/27/2007 8:30:01 AM PDT by SJackson
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice challenged the world's biggest polluters Thursday to "cut the Gordian knot of fossil fuels" by shifting toward fuels that will reduce global warming — without harming their economies.
"Ultimately we need to answer just one fundamental question: What kind of world do we wish to inhabit and what kind of world do we wish to pass on to future generations?" Rice said at the start of a two-day climate meeting called by President Bush.
The United States has lined up with China, India and other major polluters in opposition to mandatory cuts in Earth-warming greenhouse gases sought by the United Nations and European countries.
Rice said the challenge of global climate change cannot be dealt with entirely as an environmental question, but "in a way that does not starve economies of the energy that they need to grow."
"Though united by common goals and collective responsibility, all nations should tackle climate change in the ways that they deem best," she said. "Managing the status quo is simply not an adequate response. ...
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We must cut the Gordian knot of fossil fuels."
Bush's climate meeting will emphasize creating more processes to find a solution to global warming, rather than setting firm goals for reducing carbon dioxide and other gases blamed for heating up the atmosphere.
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I’d say her “day on the sun” re any political future is now over...unless she runs as a ‘Rat that is....
That would be “day IN the sun”....
....mandatory cuts in Earth-warming greenhouse gases sought by the United Nations and European countries.
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Those that such draconian cuts would not hurt (the useless UN, and the floundering socialist economies of the EU) do not give a damn about REALITY. They have nothing better to do than make trouble for others....
RE: her comment on what type of world do we want to inhabit, I'd like to inhabit a world where there are no stupid people but I don't like the chances.
By WHOSE criteria are these nations classified as “polluters”.
Why are idiot Leftists continually allowed to set the ground rules for debate?
The most effective strategy in dealing with the Socialists is to cut them off at the knees; that is to reject their moronic premises at the basic level, across the board.
wishful thinking Freudian slip.
My primary motivation for getting off oil is to greatly reduce the flow of cash to the middle east. That entire area would self destruct and return to the sand if the world wide consumption of M.E. oil was cut by 75%. I just hope I live long enough to see it.
The only “global warming” I’m worried about is Islamofascist/Nazi nukes going off in American cities.
That and the vast left wing conspiracy to destroy America and Western civilization.
We can probably survive “global warming” if it ever happens in the next thousand years or so, but the lefties and the Muslims are a much greater danger of epic proportions.
“Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice challenged the world’s biggest polluters Thursday to “cut the Gordian knot of fossil fuels” by shifting toward fuels that will reduce global warming — without harming their economies. “Ultimately we need to answer just one fundamental question: What kind of world do we wish to inhabit and what kind of world do we wish to pass on to future generations?”
Gee Condoleeza, exactly what fuels will result in a reduction in global temps. As if this cycle of moderatly increasing temps is a bad thing. And the whole bit about what kind of world are we going to pass on. I’m feeling so much better now that the State Dept has weighed in.
Drama Queen
Russia, China, India, Africa....should clean up their acts. And I still am not subscribing to global warming.
What are you drinking, Condi? Is it Goofy Grape or Loudmouth Lime?
We will see nuclear devastation long before the world can give up ME oil. The lead time for getting off oil is far too long.
Methinks Ms. Rice to be a tad disingenuous in co-opting greenie concerns for more pressing needs.
So, what’s she gonna do? Create energy with the magic wand & pixie dust?
bttt
Scratch one career unless she joins up with the corrupt socialist turds that pull the levers behind this scam. I am sure Soros and Owl Goron have open arms for this turncoat.
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