[Westy]

U.S. official edited warming, emission link-report

 

[narlus]

"who previously worked for the American Petroleum Institute, "

" he was the "climate team leader" and a lobbyist at the American Petroleum Institute, the largest trade group representing the interests of the oil industry. A lawyer with a bachelor's degree in economics, he has no scientific training."

nice.

 

[Westy]

"who previously worked for the American Petroleum Institute, "

I am as shocked as you are.

 

[narlus]

here's another choice bit:

"A White House spokeswoman, Michele St. Martin, said yesterday that Mr. Cooney would not be available to comment. "We don't put Phil Cooney on the record," Ms. St. Martin said. "He's not a cleared spokesman.""

from that leftist rag the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html

 

[valve bouncer]

DT will bar up when he sees this thread. He'll be on the blower to his mate Crichton.

 

[Changleen]

More from the same release of documents:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Bush-official-changed-climate-reports/2005/06/08/1118123900483.html

Meanwhile, other documents - this time from the Department of State - reveal that Mr Bush's decision not to sign the US up to the Kyoto global warming treaty was partly a result of pressure from ExxonMobil, the world's most powerful oil company, and other industries.

In briefing papers from between 2001 and 2004, the Administration is found thanking Exxon executives for the company's "active involvement" in helping to determine climate change policy, and also seeking its advice on what climate change policies the company might find acceptable.

Until now Exxon has publicly maintained that it had no involvement in the US Government's rejection of Kyoto.

 

[Silver]

It's a matter of time before the mafia is in the Oval Office helping the goverment rewrite the laws on contract killings...

 

[reflux]

It's a matter of time before the mafia is in the Oval Office helping the goverment rewrite the laws on contract killings...

Nah, that'll happen far down the line, way after this administration cuts taxes on contract killings.