This is unconscionable - sacrificing the Earth's protective layer for short term political reasons. Absolutely evil.
President George Bush has brought the international treaty aimed at repairing the Earth's vital ozone layer close to breakdown, risking millions of cancers, to benefit strawberry and tomato growers in the electorally critical state of Florida...
The United States continued its regressive environmental
policy, pulling out of one of the most successful international
environmental agreements ever. The Toxic Texan continues
to act like a spoiled school yard bully - demanding the
World do things his way or else.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Ozone talks fail over US demands
UN talks on protecting the ozone layer have ended without
a deal, after the US asked permission to continue using a chemical
it had earlier agreed to ban.
Reasonably, India has emphasized the importance of
developed countries bearing more responsibility for reducing
emissions. It always amazes me that Bush and his oil
oligarchy can not tell the difference between allowing
pollution for a poor country to improve basic human needs
provision, and the rich getting another SUV.
Yahoo! News - India warns against new commitments on climate change
