Australia and US 'Bonnie and Clyde' of global warming: Al Gore

[DeepModem Mom]

Agence France Presse: Australia and US 'Bonnie and Clyde' of global warming: Gore
Nov 15



Former United States vice-president Al Gore described the US and Australia as the "Bonnie and Clyde" of the global climate crisis for failing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

Gore, now an environmental activist, likened the two countries to the notorious American bank robbers during a visit to Australia to promote his film on global warming -- "An Inconvenient Truth".

The Kyoto Protocol aims to restrict the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, and the US and Australia are the only two developed countries that haven't ratified the pact.

"I sincerely believe if Australia joined the rest of the world community in the Kyoto process, then the pressure on (US President George W.) Bush would be enormous, just enormous," Gore told reporters in Sydney.

He said he was grateful Australian Prime Minister John Howard had been to see his film, even though Howard said it smacked of a "peeved politician" sniping at the Bush administration....He said it was significant that Howard had in recent days acknowledged a "damaging increase" in carbon dioxide emissions and thrown his weight behind a global carbon trading scheme to reduce greenhouse gases.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/15/061115172820.dbfqjqfw.html

[kenny blankenship]

1. Australia is already a desert so maybe they figure 'What have we got to lose?'

They've seen Mad Max and they know what the future is, better to embrace it right?

[Chipper Chat]

2. Mr. Howard - you're absoluely right.

Gore is a "peeved politician sniping at the Bush administration."
Having a US presidential election stolen from him gives him the moral right to be 'peeved.'
And more power to him.

[Cha]

3. john howard sounds real smart..

"Howard said it smacked of a "peeved politician" sniping at the Bush administration.."

The bush administration that howard lapped dog on?

How's that whole Iraq thing goin' for ya, howard?

[nam78_two]

4. Tru dat

k&r