"Regrettably, after much expectation and with great fanfare, President Bush today offered our nation and allies skepticism about proven science and vague promises rather than genuine leadership on global warming. While the President talks about studying the issue, his Administration continues to pursue a course which will only increase pollution – he broke a promise to cap power plant pollution, rejected the only international agreement to solve the problem, submitted a budget that cuts funding for clean energy technology, and promotes an energy plan that will increase pollution by 35 percent. The President promised to offer the world a policy today -- well now we have it: a policy of skepticism, inaction, rhetorical flourishes rather than action, and an energy plan which will only increase our dependence on fossil fuels. Yes, the President has a policy on global warming -- and if you care at all about the environment, it's a dangerous one.

"Today, the day before the President prepares to summit with European leaders, was a time to set forth a plan for action. The President should engage with our allies in the effort to fix and finalize the Kyoto Protocol. At home, we should take steps that benefit the environment and the economy: increasing the efficiency of automobiles, homes, buildings, appliances and manufacturing, and capping pollution from powerplants. These proposals have bipartisan support and are technologically achievable today. We must push the deployment of domestic, reliable and renewable energy from wind, solar, biomass and geothermal by creating markets and providing financial incentives. And we should push an aggressive research program that can tap American innovation and usher in advancements in energy technologies like those we've brought to communication and medical technologies over the past decades."