GEORGE BUSH must be bemused. He takes the heat on the international stage by shielding US industry from limits on greenhouse gas emissions and what does he get in return? Domestic grief.
There is a grass-roots rebellion in the US in which cities, states and even large corporations are demanding that emissions be restricted. In recent weeks, more than 150 cities across the country have signed a pledge to meet Kyoto-style targets. Many states are joining in. In New England and the Pacific North-West they are forming clubs, based round regional electricity grids, to cut emissions from power plants and…
