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Written by Jonathan Maslow
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Tuesday, 05 June 2007 |
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There’s little chance that Congress will pass legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this year—and, in any case, next-to-zero chance that President Bush would sign it into law. The half dozen comprehensive bills proposed must, unfortunately, be viewed as attempts to kick-start the legislative debate for action when a new president takes over.
A new administration should begin, above all, by committing the United States to global negotiations leading toward a new treaty when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
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