The first president to refuse publicly to eat broccoli. South Africa rejects apartheid policies. These agreements concern such issues as global warming and biodiversity. Global warming involves the greenhouse effect, which is the increase in worldwide temperature caused by manmade chemicals trapped in the atmosphere.
Biodiversity refers to the incredible variety of plant and animal species on the planet.
Environmental scientists have warned that the continuing destruction of South American rain forests threatens many species that live there. The accident spilled ten million barrels of oil into Prince William Sound. The oil spill, the worst in the nation's history, killed thousands of birds, otters, fish, seals, and other animals. The Early Years George Bush's father was a Wall Street Banker and later a U.S. senator from Connecticut. Prescott Bush taught his children that people of wealth and privilege should give something back to their country.