Road from Kyoto: Hearing Before the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 |
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... Issues in the Kyoto Protocol Mr. Joseph Goffman , Senior Attorney , Environmental Defense Fund Answers to Post - Hearing Questions Submitted by Chairman F. James Sen- senbrenner , Jr .: 849 850 851 Market - Based Early Reduction ...
... Issues in the Kyoto Protocol Mr. Joseph Goffman , Senior Attorney , Environmental Defense Fund Answers to Post - Hearing Questions Submitted by Chairman F. James Sen- senbrenner , Jr .: 849 850 851 Market - Based Early Reduction ...
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... issue . It seems to me that all the hot air being expended on this issue may be a bigger threat to the environ- ment than carbon dioxide . Without an unqualified " yes " answer to each of these questions , it is not clear to me that the ...
... issue . It seems to me that all the hot air being expended on this issue may be a bigger threat to the environ- ment than carbon dioxide . Without an unqualified " yes " answer to each of these questions , it is not clear to me that the ...
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... issue . My record on the issue of global warming and what we should do about it is no secret it has been a subject of much debate -- and discussion during most of my years of service in the Congress . The science on whether it is a ...
... issue . My record on the issue of global warming and what we should do about it is no secret it has been a subject of much debate -- and discussion during most of my years of service in the Congress . The science on whether it is a ...
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... issue and our ap- proach to the issue should be to take it in a global fashion . That means if it's cheaper to reduce emissions in developing countries or in partnership with some other developed nations , we also have the opportunity ...
... issue and our ap- proach to the issue should be to take it in a global fashion . That means if it's cheaper to reduce emissions in developing countries or in partnership with some other developed nations , we also have the opportunity ...
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... NOAA's leading climate scientists to issue a statement that reaffirms a key conclusion contained in the latest international scientific assessment prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- that " the 1 21 17 1.
... NOAA's leading climate scientists to issue a statement that reaffirms a key conclusion contained in the latest international scientific assessment prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- that " the 1 21 17 1.
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