Bush Seeks New Image on Global Warming

September 29, 2007 By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer Bush Seeks New Image on Global Warming (AP)

President Bush speaks during the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change, Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at the Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

(AP) -- President Bush's call on Friday for a new fund to reduce global warming fell flat with Europeans and environmentalists who say U.N.-mandated cuts in greenhouse gases are what's needed.

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