Martin fails to budge U.S.

Good. The Montreal meetings are just so much BS. 10,000 people fly in for a conference on conserving energy? What happened to tele-conferences? (Link)

And exactly why should the US listen to a man whose government recently received a “no confidence” vote and who is struggling to save his own political life—as corrupt and morally bankrupt as it has been.

Then there is this little gem at the bottom of the page:

On the election campaign trail, opposition leaders scoffed at Martin's environmental enthusiasm. Conservatives said Martin is campaigning in a Boeing 727, which they called "one of the world's ... most environmentally unfriendly aircraft."

Their leader, Stephen Harper, uses an Airbus 320 "widely respected for its low greenhouse gas emissions and noise control," they said.

"I guess that's something we could look at," Martin told reporters.

Yeah, Mr. Martin, I guess it is.