President Bush

The US pollutes more, absolutely and per head, than any other country (it also produces more wealth). Its greenhouse emissions have raised by more than 11% since 1990 its Kyoto commitment was to reduce them by 6%. It is the only country to have signed the protocol and then to have repudiated it. President Bush said in March, 2005 the US would not ratify Kyoto, because he thought it could damage the US economy and because it does not yet require developing countries to cut their emissions. His domestic and foreign critics think the US will lose economically by staying alone. 

President Bush s recent budget request (October 17, 2001) proposed spending 509 million to speed the development and acquisition of smallpox vaccine in order to reach any American potentially exposed to the virus in a potential bioterrorist attack. Currently, more than 15 million doses of smallpox are available. The additional funds will allow the department to stockpile as much vaccine as needed to protect the nation in the event of an outbreak of smallpox. 

Under the new administration, this section of TSCA has come under the scrutiny of Vice President Bush s task force on regulatory relief and the Office of Toxic Substances is placing a high priority on efforts to develop more cost-effective means for achieving industry compliance with OTS policies. In addition to fostering voluntary actions by industry wherever possible in lieu of formal rules, these effects include elimination of unnecessary burdens on industry in complying with mandated TSCA requirements. 

President Bush has promoted carbon capture and burial as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Energy Department s goal for power plants would have them capture 90% of their carbon emissions by 2012. 

Methanol also seems to biodegrade quickly when spilled and it dissolves and dilutes rapidly in water. It has been recommended as an alternative fuel by the EPA and the DOE, partly because of reduced urban air pollutant emissions compared to gasoline. Most methanol-fueled vehicles use a blend of 85% methanol and 15% gasoline called M85. Building a methanol infrastructure would not be as difficult as converting to hydrogen. While methanol can be produced from natural gas, it can also be distilled from coal or even biomass. In the 1980s, methanol was popular for a brief time as an internal-combustion fuel and President Bush even discussed this in a 1989 speech. 

President Bush responded to the attacks by ousting the Taliban from power in Afghanistan after the Taliban refused to turn over Osama bin Laden to face trial for the September 11 terrorist attacks. 

Bush Doctrine—The policy that holds responsible nations that harbor or support terrorist organizations and says that such countries are considered hostile to the United States. From President Bush s speech, A country that harbors terrorists will either deliver the terrorists or share in their fate.. . . People have to choose sides. They are either with the terrorists, or they re with us. ... 

In 1997, President Clinton devoted one-quarter of his State of the Union address to education and issued a Call to Action for American Education. Among the several ambitious goals he set for the nation was to have a well-prepared teacher in every classroom (Clinton, 1997). President Clinton s successor, George W. Bush, also recognized the need to improve the quality of teaching and learning for all children. President Bush s No Child Left Behind initiative had a strong focus on mathematics and science (No Child Left Behind Act of 2000). 

Example B Washington D.C.— Today at the White House, President Bush signed a bill for affordable housing. This piece of legislation is viewed as an important step towards providing Americans with federally subsidized housing. 

Example A Washington, D.C.—Once again it was rumored that President Bush is downright afraid of signing the Fair Housing Bill. Clearly, he is too frightened to take any kind of constructive action. 

Example B Washington, D.C.—Today, President Bush did not sign the Fair Housing Bill. While there has been speculation about his action, White House officials maintain that he will review the bill later this week. 

On July 26,1990, President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. One of the principal aims of the ADA is to extend the civU rights protection provided to groups based on race, color, national origin, sex, and religion to the more than 43 million American citizens with disabilities. The protection provided in the ADA aims to increase the wage rate and the employment rate of disabled individuals by eliminating employer discrimination. 

The National Nanotechnology Initiative was launched in 2000 by President Clinton and followed in 2003 by the 21st Century Nanotechnology R D Act that was signed into law by President Bush (7). Our planned federal investment of approximately four billion dollars over a four-year period is not unique. Similar... 

Whatever his opinion of Seaborg s analysis, President Bush realized that cold fusion, if true, would be a revolution of great importance to the United States and to the world. Unlike Stalin, who immediately embraced Lysenko, Bush directed that a panel... 

Good was appointed to the National Science Board by President Carter in 1980 and again by President Reagan in 1986. She was chairman of that board from 1988 until 1991, when she received an appointment from President Bush to become a member of the President s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Good also served on the boards of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Cincinnati Milacron, and Ameritech. She was also a member of the National Advisory Board for the State of Arkansas. 

In 2002, President Bush created the Climate Change Science Program, which, after spending 1.7 billion on several years of study, reported that the climate is in fact changing. Yet global warming has become a political issue. 

President Bush mentioned cellulosic ethanol during the 2006 State of the Union address, which sent shockwaves through the investment and commercial communities. 

Is it time to rethink the manned space program Despite the Columbia, Challenger, and Apollo disasters, NASA has called for the shuttle program to continue. President Bush s January 2004 initiative for a moon base and manned flights to Mars has led to much discussion about cost, safety, and priorities. 

Yucca Mountain, even if licensed to receive spent fuel in 2010, only has the capacity to absorb the output of commercial U.S. spent fuel production and existing storage through about 2015. Consequently, President Bush in his National Energy Policy issued in May 2001 (ref 6.1) recommended ... 

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