Moreover, rising gasoline prices have called attention to the shortcomings of the Bush administration’s energy policy, which includes recently passed legislation that contains inadequate requirements for energy conservation. The press, meanwhile, has reported on speculation about the relationship between warmer ocean waters and the frequency of severe hurricanes, thus highlighting the low priority that the administration has given to environmental problems in general and global climate change in particular.
不仅如此，汽油价格的飙升使人们注意到布什政府能源政策的缺陷，其中包括最近通过的法案，它在能源保护方面的规定还非常欠缺。与此同时，媒体报导了对海水变暖和严重飓风灾害间关系的推测，使人们认识到政府对环境问题，特别是全球气候变化总的来讲缺乏重视。