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Bush Climate Plan 'Too Bad'

Only carbon caps will turn industry green

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 17, 2008 5:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – President Bush's new climate change policy announced yesterday is "too little, too slow, too late," writes Bryan Walsh of Time. Bush outlined a plan to gradually rein in the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025—but rejected mandatory international carbon emissions... Read full story »

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