Washington, JUNE 27, SPA -- President George W. Bush said Monday it was time to move past the debate over whether human activity is a significant factor behind global warming and into a discussion of possible remedies. “I have said consistently that global warming is a serious problem. There’s a debate over whether it’s man-made or naturally caused,” Bush told reporters at the White House. “We ought to get beyond that debate and start implementing the technologies necessary to enable us to achieve a couple of big objectives. One, be good stewards of the environment. Two, become less dependent on foreign sources of oil, for economic reasons and for national security reasons,” Bush said. The U.S. president cited “clean-coal technology,” efforts to develop automobiles powered by hydrogen or ethanol, and his push for the United States to develop significant new nuclear energy capabilities. “The truth of the matter is if this country wants to get rid of its greenhouse gases, we’ve got to have the nuclear power industry be vibrant and viable,” Bush said. --SPA 27/06/2006 11:21 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/371550