STUDY BUDDIES
Ignoring the overwhelming consensus among scientists worldwide, the
Bush administration this week unveiled a proposal that would have the
U.S. embark on another years-long study to assess whether humans are
causing the globe to warm. Industry officials and other climate
skeptics lauded the research plan. But many climate scientists said
it would simply reopen issues that most experts consider resolved.
Others said more research would be helpful, but not at the expense of
delaying action to address climate change. Michael Oppenheimer of
Princeton University said, "If you strip away the rhetoric, there's a
valuable agenda of research here to pursue. The danger is that while
they're continuing to do the research, the window of opportunity to
avoid dangerous global warming is closing." The feds are accepting
public comment on the plan through early January 2003.
straight to the source: New York Times, Andrew C. Revkin, 13 Nov
2002
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read the plan: U.S. Commerce Department
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