A report by the EPA's Office of Inspector General has found a slight flaw in the voluntary greenhouse-gas-reduction programs the Bush administration favors: They don't work. It seems that industries like aluminum smelters, coal mines, large factory farms, and landfills haven't signed up for the voluntary programs because they don't want to spend money reducing emissions if they don't have to. The report's conclusion: To be effective, the programs need teeth.
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