Citing energy crisis, President Bush breaks campaign environmental promises.
"While he used the sagging economy to promote his tax-cut plan, Mr. Bush cited energy shortages in the West to explain a broken campaign promise on the environment. It was his first opportunity to explain why he decided not to regulate carbon dioxide emissions at power plants as a pollutant, a stark reversal of his campaign position. "
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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