President Bush Still Clueless About Global Warming

David Hirsch of Friends of the Earth critiques President Bush's approach to global warming, rejecting the notion that the man-made nature of climate change is debatable and arguing against the viability of 'clean coal' and nuclear power as solutions.

• David Hirsch of Friends of the Earth criticizes President Bush's stance on global warming, arguing that the President's claim of a debate over whether global warming is man-made contradicts findings by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from over a decade prior.
• The document argues that the US should reduce dependence on all oil rather than just foreign sources, and asserts that coal is not "clean" because it produces carbon dioxide and mercury and causes permanent landscape scarring through mining.
• Nuclear power is described as an unsafe and cost-ineffective solution to climate change, noting that over a thousand new plants would be required to impact global warming, while radioactive waste remains unresolved and plants are vulnerable to terrorism.

APA

Hirsch, D. (2008). President Bush Still Clueless About Global Warming. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2008-10-president-bush-still-clueless-about-global-warming/

Chicago

Hirsch, David. President Bush Still Clueless About Global Warming. Friends of the Earth, 2008. https://foe.org/news/2008-10-president-bush-still-clueless-about-global-warming/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Hirsch |first1=David |title=President Bush Still Clueless About Global Warming |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=30 October 2008 |url=https://foe.org/news/2008-10-president-bush-still-clueless-about-global-warming/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{hirsch2008president, author = {Hirsch, David}, title = {{President Bush Still Clueless About Global Warming}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2008}, month = oct, url = {https://foe.org/news/2008-10-president-bush-still-clueless-about-global-warming/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }