Overview

You may have noticed that, alongside committing himself to ridding the legal landscape of Guantanamo Bay, President Obama will re-commit his country to the Kyoto Protocol and has offered the development of alternative energy sources as part of his economic recovery package. The environment is suddenly a big thing again Stateside.

If you had not noticed that, you may be forgiven because your attention has undoubtedly been drawn to Brussels and Strasbourg, what with the raft of environmental legislation that is currently on the European Union agenda. Brussels does tend to lead the world in this particular area.

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