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...citizens in developed countries - and not just in the SUV-loving United States - will accept strict limits while their economic competitors in India and China are allowed free rein. Nor is there much time to figure it out. "We only have two years to reach an agreement on post-Kyoto, and only three years to prepare the ground," says Achim Steiner, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme. "It's down to the wire...
...assets, reported that major corporations have begun to increasingly act on climate change - outpacing many governments. Indonesia, the third-biggest carbon emitter after the U.S. and China, hosted a side meeting of rainforest nations, where they called for forest protections to be a larger part of Kyoto's successor agreement when negotiations start in Bali. (Deforestation is responsible roughly 20% of global carbon emissions.) "There is no better chance than in Bali to act decisively," Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told delegates at the close of the summit...
...urged such heads of state to pursue what he called a “ten-point action plan” that followed his personal approach to reforms. The points emphasized economic liberalization and deals like the Central American Free Trade Agreement, but also called for “family values,” “solidarity,” and “public investment” based upon the needs of citizens...
...unreasonable,” The Tech also reported. He argued that her active involvement in the MIT Electronics Research Society and her achievements as a National Merit semi-finalist should warrant a lower the bail. Bail was set by Judge Paul Mahony at $750. As part of her release agreement, Simpson must stay away from Logan Airport between now and her pre-trial hearing on Oct. 29, 2007, according to The Tech. Simpson could face as many as 6 months in prison for the disorderly conduct charge, and 5 years for the possession of a hoax device one. The scare...
...have looked," concedes a Senate aide. "But this bill does lower the minimum. It does go down." Notes the aide: "We've had bills in a couple of Congresses now to try to change the formula. The fact that it's taken us since 2004 to come to an agreement suggests how charged...