Bush Will Increase U.S. Aid for Forests by $100 Million
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WASHINGTON — President Bush, seeking to quell criticism as he prepares for the Earth Summit, will increase U.S. international aid to conserve forests by more than $100 million a year, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator William K. Reilly said Sunday.
Bush will call on other nations to double the $1.35 billion now allotted to worldwide forest assistance, Reilly said on ABC’s “This Week With David Brinkley.”
The President was expected to announce the forestry initiative in an environmental speech today at Goddard Space Flight Center in suburban Maryland.
The President also is to announce creation of a Technology Cooperation Corps of U. S. business people who will work with the government to help other countries obtain environmentally sound technology, according to a draft version of Bush’s speech.
Bush also will establish a research information office to make available U. S. data on global warming for other countries, researchers and business.
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