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Both Bad and Good in Bush's Climate Change Speech
Publication Date: April 2008
Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Ben Lieberman
Series: WebMemo
Topic: Environment (Weather and climate)
Keywords: Energy and environment; energy; Environment; climate
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
President George W. Bush, in a speech delivered at the White House on Wednesday, April 16, suggested that he will support federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions. This appears to be a reversal after seven years of opposition to mandatory controls on energy in the name of fighting climate change. Indeed, some worried that the speech would announce a final-year capitulation on the issue.