▁ag encies . ▁The ▁White ▁House ▁denied ▁these ▁reports . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁Co oney ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁and ▁conced ed ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁alter ing ▁the ▁reports . ▁" My ▁sole ▁loyal ty ▁was ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁his ▁administration ," ▁he ▁told ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁O vers ight ▁and ▁Government ▁Reform . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁administration ▁thank ed ▁Ex x on ▁execut ives ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁" active ▁invol vement " ▁in ▁helping ▁to ▁determine ▁climate ▁change ▁policy , ▁including ▁the ▁US ▁st ance ▁on ▁Ky oto . ▁ ▁President ▁Bush ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁global ▁war ming ▁is ▁real ▁and ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁consist ently ▁noted ▁that ▁global ▁war ming ▁is ▁a ▁serious ▁problem ▁but ▁assert ed ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁" deb ate ▁over ▁whether ▁it ' s ▁man made ▁or ▁naturally ▁caused " ▁and ▁maintained ▁that ▁regardless ▁of ▁that ▁debate ▁his ▁administration ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁plans ▁to ▁make ▁America ▁less ▁dependent ▁on ▁foreign ▁oil ▁" for ▁economic ▁and ▁national ▁security ▁reasons ." ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁signed ▁the ▁Asia ▁Pacific ▁Part ners hip ▁on ▁C lean ▁Development ▁and ▁Cl imate , ▁a ▁p act ▁that ▁allows ▁sign atory ▁countries ▁to ▁set ▁goals ▁for ▁reducing ▁green house ▁gas ▁em issions ▁individually , ▁but ▁with ▁no ▁enfor cement ▁mechanism . ▁Republican ▁Governor ▁Arnold ▁Schwar zen eg ger , ▁along ▁with ▁ 1 8 7 ▁may ors ▁from ▁US ▁towns ▁and ▁cities , ▁have ▁p led