The whole world had been waiting impatiently to hear what Bill Clinton would say last Wednesday--because the whole world would be affected. The President had promised four months ago at the United Nations that the U.S. would at last make a stand against global warming, the ominous trend that threatens the planet with climatic upheaval: melting glaciers, rising sea levels and more frequent and vicious storms. In December, 160 nations will meet in Kyoto, Japan, to forge a treaty to combat climate change, but until last week the U.S. refused to put its cards on the negotiating table. And without the...
COURTING DISASTER
CLINTON AT LAST MAKES A STAND AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING-- BUT HIS CRITICS AT HOME AND ABROAD FEAR IT MAY BE TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
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