US Rejects World Calls to Join Russia in Ratifying Kyoto Pact

[G_j]

(no surprise)

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1023-01.htm

Published on Saturday, October 23, 2004 by Agence France Presse

US Rejects World Calls to Join Russia in Ratifying Kyoto Pact


WASHINGTON - The United States, flying in the face of snowballing world opinion, said it would not follow Russia's lead and ratify the Kyoto protocol on global warming.

"We have no intention of signing or ratifying it. We have not changed our views," a defiant deputy State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said after the European Union and environmentalists across the globe hailed Moscow's decision and urged Washington to follow suit.

Heading the chorus of delight after the Russian cabinet approved the Kyoto pact and sent it to lawmakers for ratification was the EU, which has been battling to save the accord thrown into disarray by the US walkout.

"This is a huge success for the international fight against climate change," declared European Commission President Romano Prodi. "Today (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin has sent a strong signal of his commitment and sense of responsibility.

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[joefree1]

1. Hey, not me

This Eco-pagan isn't a part of the US conspiracy of selfishness and ignorance. The rethuglicans are getting their Fortress America by turning the world against us.

[Laughing Mirror]

2. We have no intention of signing or ratifying

and it is interesting to inquire we brag about it. Kyoto is not the answer, Kerry brags. Americans will lose jobs, Bush brags. Don't these clowns have any idea that Kyoto, and much more, is exactly the answer. Public works to clean-up the environment actually create jobs, and lots of them, especially in a country as filthy and wasteful as the US.

What a mess.

[jacksonian]

3. Kerry supports working on it

Bush supports saying "fuck you". There is a difference.

[Laughing Mirror]

6. Well ratify it first, then work on it with the others, would be my advice

Kerry might bend an ear in the direction of his cousin, Brice Lalonde, former French Minister of Environment and creator of Génération Ecologie in 1990. But I do understand, believe me, that Kerry's (and Bush's, for that matter) hands are tied to Exxon-Mobile and all the other owners of this country, and until we address that problem, along with the destruction of our planet, we will be getting more of the same from whoever is our president. What else can they do, given the requirements of their job?

[MUSTANG_2004]

10. No, Kyoto is a bad idea

By exempting India and China, it encourages US companies to relocate factories there. Since India and China have far lower environmental standards, the net result will be more pollution world-wide, not less.

Not to mention that when the factories get re-located, so do the jobs.

Kyoto will be yet another blow against US manufacturing and the American worker. If Kerry had said he was for Kyoto, I wouldn't have voted for him.

[Laughing Mirror]

12. The America worker can be put to work cleaning the place up

Constructing and creating new things, useful things to enhance peoples lives and make them better. That will be the blow for the America worker.

Companies are relocating to India and China, Kyoto or no. They are allowed far lower environmental standards for the time being, because they are not yet as responsible for the world's filth as other more industrial countries are, such as US, which accounts for 4% of world population and ten times that much for it's pollution.

[pinniped]

4. Should say * rejects...

I'm tired of those assholes in the wh shaming our name.

[VegasWolf]

5. No surprise, awol thinks that God can fix it snap bang if needed!

After all, according to creationism, God created the world
5,348 years ago, March 3, at 2:33 PM, in seven days. He
can easily fix a little problem like global warming.

New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional

[timezoned]

7. Good. This is great timing

The "world pariah" meme isn't getting out there enough. To expatriates it's top of the list. It's evident everywhere you go outside of Fortress of the blind, it's the signal issue that everyone cites when talking about why they're disgusted with him.

So, good. Of course this administration won't sign it, and it's great that it came up right now. And it's great that they responded right away instead of promising to "look into it" or something and then refusing after the election.

This would be the lead story of any responsible newspaper or television channel. "Bush administration continues to isolate the US, hatred and disgust worldwide is fueled."

[Roland99]

8. Uniting...not dividing.

Yay, Bush!

[ogradda]

9. it's not like we have a responsibility

to the world we live in or anything. mustn't do anything that might stop *'s friends from squeezing another dime from somewhere.

[spanone]

11. Show your true colors you fools. Dumber than a bag of hammers.