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Humans

Washington diary

By Andreas Frew

29 June 2002

SOME called it a small miracle. But perhaps they spoke too soon. What they found miraculous was a report from the Bush administration earlier this month about global warming. It stated in utmost detail that the planet was indeed warming up, with many chapters and verses about the painful consequences for North America. And, mirabile dictu, it said that human activity is most probably a significant part of the cause.

From the start of his administration, and even before, President Bush has said that there’s not enough evidence to blame the oil industry and factories and cars and coal-fired power…

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