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Mr Bush Versus The 2 Billion Live Earth Viewers

With Live Earth concerts starting almost every hour round the globe this Saturday, its curious to grind the urgent need for change against that of someone saying, 'lets wait a bit longer'.

Mr Bush is to wait until 2008 to begin doing something about climate change.

Around 2 billion people are due to tune in to todays concerts.

Tell The Truthiness ; Bush will have to go a long way next year to catch up with the potential for change that's building up amongst everyone round the World.

Bush Tackles Climate Change - Sometime In The Future, No Rush

After the G8 Summit, the impossible was, it appeared, achieved.

Mr Bush agreed to reductions in emissions. We never thought we'd ever see those words.

But, he won't tell us he will cut emissions, just that he will work on agreeing to cut them, in 2008, just before he leaves office.

So, the beginning of a process about a process.

Tell The Truthiness : And there we were thinking Mr Bush had a poor grap of the english language, clearly he's an expert at double-speak, congratulations to him and never mind about the polar bears; until 2008 that is.

Highway Shut Causes A Butterfly Flap

In Taiwan, a highway lane has been closed to allow migrating butterflies to move safely across the road without being killed by turbulence caused by fast moving traffic.

Perhaps the Taiwan government can give President Bush tips on closing something or reducing or outlawing a thing which might give the polar bears a chance to regroup.

If he doesn't, he knows they'll storm the White House.

The truthiness blog says ; We won't let up on this polar bear thing, whatever you do, don't make them angry, just like Dick Cheney with that gun., they can turn on you.

UK To Lead US Into The Sweet Smell Of Fresh Air?

Last week the UK unveiled a draft climate change bill , due to be passed into law within the year. Unlike the average bill being passed by a country, this piece of legislation has the power to change the face of the UK and, be a catalyst for change throughout the developed and developing World.

The bill proposes the setting of legally binding carbon emission cuts, with the power for future governments to be taken to court for missing targets.

The UK has a staggering target to cut C02 emissions 60 % by 2050. Meanwhile in the US President Bush has made much news out of tighter fuel efficiency by automobile manufacturers.

Much has been made of the way, especially since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, that the UK has consistently gone along with whatever the US has proposed under the guise of keeping us safe. The latest example of this 'rolling over' is the UK government's push to agree early a replacement for the UK nuclear defence Cruise missile system. This is despite deep divisions which have shown themselves in public with high profile resignations over the relevance of a system designed to protect from attack by Russia.

There have been hints that the much anticipated handover from Prime Minister Tony Blair to the Chancellor Gorden Brown, tipped for this summer, could bring a cooling in the relationship across the pond.

Maybe the UK before the year is out could push the US toward a 'tipping point' on climate change?

The Truthiness Blog Says ; Just Because Bush Doesn't Talk About Polar Bears, Doesn't Mean He Doesn't Know What They Are (Perhaps He Doesn't; Don't Get Many In Texas)

Goldilocks, Bush And The Three Bears

With President Bush continuing his South America tour, arriving in Uruguay today and being greeted by lots of friendly folk . However, with the President trying to convince us of his move toward greener credentials, a what was hoped backward way of controlling the news cycle has reared its ugly head.

A memo leaked from the US Department of the Interior talks about 'sensitivities' discussing climate changes with countries that border the Arctic.

Specifically it says they will refuse to talk about arctic ice, climate change or polar bears.

That's right, George Bush is scared not just of pretzels, but polar bears.

Perfectly reasonable we suppose, as when those bears that haven't died due to their shrinking habitat realise that Bush has done not a thing to help them, they'll be marching up Pennsylvania Avenue for a, well, 'chat'.

The Truthiness Blog Says ; But will he talk about the porridge the three bears ate?

Bush In Brazil ; Fills Up On Duty Free Ethanol

With US President Bush on a visit to Brazil today, it's been revealed he has a secret strategy to beat his country's addiction to foreign oil.

It doesn't involve reducing energy use.

It isn't legal limits on carbon emissions.

The President plans to bring home his full duty free limit of ethanol on the return flight. With the two-hundred and fifty seven people who travel with him, if each of them bring home their full limit, that could be enough biofuel to power Washington for fourteen days.

Unconfirmed reports suggest some of his travelling staff are planning to make full use by bringing back organic cigarettes which can be burned to generate green power for the White House Residence.

The Truthiness Blog Says ; Any gifts over $50 Sir?