Friday, December 09, 2011

Way to stand strong: After being heckled by one idiotic college student, US allegedly changes key economic policy, then changes it back

US Publicly Shifts Climate Stance in Face of Widespread Criticism -- Then Quietly Backtracks - YouTube

After being publicly heckled by a U.S. college student on Thursday and facing widespread accusations of obstructing the Durban talks, U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern said the Obama administration supports the E.U. roadmap. The U.S. State Department later backtracked on Stern's comments by taking the unusual step of issuing a clarification to its position saying it does not yet support a legally binding deal to cut emissions.

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