"George Bush Hates People"

I really have to stop reading progressive news websites. They are starting to freak me out. There was an article on how the Katrina disaster may increase U.S. awareness on climate change, but it will likely not change U.S. (Bush Administration) policy. Here is a tidbit:

The United States, a profligate energy user and where mobility is almost considered a right, accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse-gas emissions. After taking office in 2001, President George W. Bush walked away from the UN's Kyoto Protocol pact to curb the so-called greenhouse-gas emissions, caused by burning oil, gas and coal, which trap solar heat and thus warm Earth's surface. Bush not only questioned the scientific evidence for global warming -- he also said that pledges made by his predecessor, Bill Clinton, would be far too costly for the oil-dependent US economy to implement....The mounting evidence is that global warming is already causing Earth's fragile climate to change -- and hurricanes, pumped up by warmer water in the tropical western Atlantic, may be becoming more vicious and possibly more frequent too....But at present there is almost no talk in the United States about addressing the roots of the problem. Right now, the emphasis is on beefing up coastal zoning regulations and building codes and restoring natural wetland buffers in order to reduce the human toll to hurricane-prone areas...In the mainstream media, no voices are heard that call for tougher gasoline efficiency standards or curbing carbon pollution spewed by coal and oil plants. Americans are "geographically illiterate and historically illiterate," said Troyt York, president of the American Institute of Urban and Regional Affairs, which promotes sustainable development. "If you talk to them about global warming, they have no idea." Bush will remain steadfastly opposed to Kyoto's binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions, and promote his strategy of a voluntary approach.

As usual, THANKS SO MUCH, George.