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NATIONAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. businesses starting to see need for action on global warming By JOAN LOWY Scripps Howard News Service April 26, 2005 - Feeling the heat on global warming, sentiment in U.S. business and industry is beginning to shift in favor of action to address carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases. U.S. companies already face restrictions on such emissions from their overseas operations as a result of the Kyoto Protocol, the 124-nation climate-change treaty that came into force this year. At home, major corporations are under mounting pressure from shareholder activists who want companies to assess the financial risks posed by climate change and the likelihood of future restrictions on carbon emissions in the United States. President Bush pulled the United States out of the Kyoto treaty and remains opposed to mandatory curbs on greenhouse gases, saying they are too expensive for the U.S. economy. But more than two dozen states have moved to fill in the void, adopting regulations and policies designed to discourage emissions or encourage the use of renewable energy. There is also a sense that by delaying action, U.S. companies will be left behind in the competition for green energy and energy-efficient technologies, business leaders said. "Some companies feel that if we don't act soon in the United States, we may be missing out on opportunities to innovate and to develop the technologies that will address these problems in the future," said Steve Percy, former chief executive officer of BP America. "On top of that, I think there is a recognition on the part of some of these leading companies that public opinion is slowly beginning to shift on these issues," Percy said. "They want to be able to say in the future that they were progressive on this issue." "... "... "... "... FOR FULL ARTICLE: http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=BUSINESSCLIMATE-04-26-05&cat=AN _________________________ Peter Anderson, President RECYCLEWORLDS CONSULTING 4513 Vernon Blvd. Suite 15 Madison, WI 53705-4964 Ph: (608) 231-1100 Fax: (608) 233-0011 Cell: (608) 698-1314 eMail: anderson@no.address web: www.recycleworlds.net |
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