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G-8 Endorses Halving Global Emissions By 2050 - Yahoo! News

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Kelli
- 96 days ago - news.yahoo.com

RUSUTSU, Japan - The Group of Eight leading industrial nations on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.

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Ben Oscarsito (249)

Tuesday July 8, 2008, 4:42 am
Too little - Too late!

Nevaeh M. (74)

Tuesday July 8, 2008, 8:09 am
oh my! noted

Birdie B. (154)

Tuesday July 8, 2008, 12:16 pm
yes agree with Ben
noted thank you, Kelli

Louise L. (35)

Tuesday July 8, 2008, 4:38 pm
Too slow to be any help. My grandchildren will be my age, and will have to go to the zoo to see any animals....the rest of them will have perished by then! Thanks for nothing, G8. Good post, Kelli.

Aletta Kraan (15)

Tuesday July 8, 2008, 6:57 pm
yes I also agree with Ben , !!!

Dar D. (192)

Tuesday July 8, 2008, 7:31 pm
50%...by 2050...., Lord have mercy..Noted, and thank you Kelli.

Shawn olsen (4)

Wednesday July 9, 2008, 4:16 pm
2050 oh boy, I am so thrilled-what a joke. A little too late, you morons. Cannot wait until Bush is out of office.

Tarequl I. (0)

Thursday July 10, 2008, 8:49 am
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Tarequl I. (0)

Thursday July 10, 2008, 8:54 am
Energy and food prices seem to be rising by the day, and inflation is on the rise, too. With a new strategy paper, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hoping to find a path out of a three-prong crisis at this week's G-8 summit in Japan.

Tarequl I. (0)

Thursday July 10, 2008, 9:16 am
Think $4 for a gallon of gas is high? America's record-high prices at the pump are a mere fraction of the true cost of oil, when we figure in the lost jobs, higher taxes, terrorism threats, unnecessary wars, death and health problems caused by our

Tarequl I. (0)

Thursday July 10, 2008, 9:16 am
Commenting on the outcome of the Group of Eight (G-8) Summit in Japan, the head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said the world`s richest countries had shown insufficient leadership on climate change.