San Diego Fires Latest Example of Risks Posed by Global Warming
Posted Oct. 28, 2008 / Posted by: admin For Immediate Release
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President criticizes President Bush's global warming record in
advance of Bush's trip to region tomorrow Friends of the Earth
President Brent Blackwelder said today that the numerous
wildfires in and around San Diego illustrate the threat caused
by global warming and that President Bush should be forced to
confront his dismal record on global warming when he visits the
affected region tomorrow. "The immediate health and safety of
the people and property in the San Diego region are -- rightly
-- everyone's top priority as this crisis unfolds," Blackwelder
said. "But if we're going to avoid tragedies like this in the
future, we must also take a long-term view. On this point, the
science is clear: global warming has already led to increased
wildfire activity in the U.S., and if we don't dramatically
reduce greenhouse gas emissio