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Well, some of you SI looney tunes might not think global warming is a threat, but your fearless leader Dubya must think it's important enough to spend a few billion dollars on. Maybe you should send him a letter and tell him to read Sportsman's Issues! 
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U.S., Germany to Agree Climate Change Measures
Fri Feb 25,10:01 AM ET Science - Reuters
MAINZ, Germany (Reuters) - The United States, criticized for its refusal to sign the U.N. Kyoto climate pact, will agree with Germany to strengthen efforts to limit global warming, according to a draft agreement obtained by Reuters.
The agreement, to be sealed during President Bush (news - web sites)'s visit to Germany on Wednesday, outlines plans to improve energy efficiency and cut emissions of heat-trapping "greenhouse" gases, without setting targets or giving details.
The two countries will agree to improve environmental and energy-efficient technologies, to cooperate in expanding climate research and to find common measures to cut greenhouse gases at home and abroad.
The United States, the world's largest polluter, refused to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol (news - web sites), a landmark U.N. plan to curb global warming by cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.
Washington insists the pact would hurt its economy and complains it unfairly excludes developing nations.
Bush, who alienated allies and environmentalists by rejecting the Kyoto pact in 2001, repeated his call to use technology to fight the effects of rising temperatures during a keynote speech in Brussels on Monday.
Europeans hoped Bush's rapprochement tour this week would show more U.S. willingness to act on climate change.
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U.S., Germany to Agree Climate Change Measures
Fri Feb 25,10:01 AM ET Science - Reuters
MAINZ, Germany (Reuters) - The United States, criticized for its refusal to sign the U.N. Kyoto climate pact, will agree with Germany to strengthen efforts to limit global warming, according to a draft agreement obtained by Reuters.
The agreement, to be sealed during President Bush (news - web sites)'s visit to Germany on Wednesday, outlines plans to improve energy efficiency and cut emissions of heat-trapping "greenhouse" gases, without setting targets or giving details.
The two countries will agree to improve environmental and energy-efficient technologies, to cooperate in expanding climate research and to find common measures to cut greenhouse gases at home and abroad.
The United States, the world's largest polluter, refused to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol (news - web sites), a landmark U.N. plan to curb global warming by cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.
Washington insists the pact would hurt its economy and complains it unfairly excludes developing nations.
Bush, who alienated allies and environmentalists by rejecting the Kyoto pact in 2001, repeated his call to use technology to fight the effects of rising temperatures during a keynote speech in Brussels on Monday.
Europeans hoped Bush's rapprochement tour this week would show more U.S. willingness to act on climate change.
