Bush Administration's actions on climate change may LOOK revolutionary...

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But, it's not amounting up to anything actually.

"ADMONISHED by the U.S. Supreme Court for refusing to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, the Bush administration appears to be taking steps toward lowering vehicle emissions that contribute greatly to global warming.

After six years of claiming a lack of authority to control the pollutants and forcing states and public interest groups to bring time-consuming lawsuits, President Bush has instructed federal officials to find a way to reduce gasoline usage and harmful gases.

It is a tardy and timid effort, giving the impression of taking care of business. But with a deadline at the end of 2008 -- three weeks before Bush departs the White House -- it is unlikely the plan will be embraced in whole by a new occupant.

In addition, the administration already is setting up scenarios for delays in whatever framework it devises, asserting that regulatory drafts typically take months longer than the time it has left to develop them."

http://starbulletin.com/2007/05/17/editorial/editorial01.html