Inuit sue Bush Administration over climate policy
 
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 00:13:51 -0600 (CST)


Inuit sue [Bush Administration] over climate policy

People living in the Arctic have filed a legal petition against the US
government, saying its climate change policies violate human rights.

The Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) claims the US is failing to
control emissions of greenhouse gases, damaging livelihoods in the
Arctic.

Its petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights demands
that the US limits its emissions.

Temperatures in the Arctic are rising at about twice the global
average.

The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, a vast scientific study which
took four years to compile, found that the region will warm by four to
seven degrees Celsius by the end of the century, with summer sea ice
disappearing within 60 years.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that impacts are already being felt, with
seasonal melting leading to the collapse of buildings and a reduction
in some fish stocks. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4511556.stm

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http://www.solarcatalyst.com/
http://www.campaignearth.org/buy_green_nativeenergy.asp

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