As begun in FOIA Facts 1, Ed Wegman and Rep. Joe Barton repeatedly called the Wegman Report "pro bono"* but Wegman and Said later claimed it as work done for existing Federal grants paid quarterly. In response to Dan Vergano FOIA request Wegman and Said each said the work was pro bono, years after claiming for credit it and much...
read moreA Dazzling Display of America's 'Can't Do' Spirit
Wed, 2008-06-04 07:19Ross Gelbspan
A Dazzling Display of America's 'Can't Do' Spirit
The United States will tell a July meeting of the Group of Eight rich nations that it cannot meet big cuts in emissions of planet-warming gases by 2020, its chief climate negotiator Harlan Watson said. "It's frankly not do-able for us," he said, referring to a goal for rich countries to curb greenhouse gases by 25-40 percent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels.
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For a change, the Bush
For a change, the Bush administration is actually borrowing a page of the Harper government's playbook, instead of the usual way around.
Remember when Harper and his Harpies announced that Canada could not meet its Kyoto requirements - thus using this as an excuse to dump the treaty?
Ah yes - good times. Good times indeed ...