NEWS.com.au | Queen urges US global warming rethink

"QUEEN Elizabeth has made a rare tiptoe into the world of politics by warning Prime Minister Tony Blair of her grave concerns over the policy of the US towards global warming, a British newspaper said yesterday.

The Observer reported that the Queen was understood to have asked Mr Blair's office to lobby the US after observing the alarming impact of Britain's changing weather on her estates at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and Sandringham House in east England.
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The US, flying in the face of snowballing world opinion, said earlier this month it would not follow Russia's lead and ratify the Kyoto protocol on global warming. At the same time, the re-elected Australian Government said it also remained firm against signing the international climate-change agreement."

Even the Queen is worried about Bubba Bush's insouciance at the world's going to hell in a handbasket. Can she make a difference?