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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (194938)	8/4/2006 10:38:24 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 281500

NEWS: BUSH Withdraws From Kyoto Protocol [ed: You have proven you are a liar and nothing else.] As Europe forges ahead with work on global warming, we urge U.S. businesses to reject Bush reversal on global warming April 05, 2001 greenpeace.org Washington, DC, United States — Almost immediately after he declared his administration would not require industry to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, President Bush delivered another blow to the world's climate by refusing to support the global warming treaty known as the Kyoto Protocol. This treaty, negotiated by more than 100 countries over a decade, calls for the 38 largest industrial nations to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases by 2012 to 5.2 percent below the levels in 1990. President Bush has stated that conforming with the accord is not in U.S. interests. "U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol in an extreme disappointment. U.S. action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential to international efforts to prevent dangerous global warming. Nevertheless, the treaty will be beneficial and start the world moving in the right direction," said Kert Davies, Director of Greenpeace's U.S. Global Warming Campaign. "President Bush is wrong when he says reducing greenhouse gas emissions will hurt the U.S. economy. Bush ignores the economic benefits of U.S. leadership on 21st century energy technology," Davies continued. Global opposition to the U.S. position is mounting, with strong statements from the European Union, Japan, Brazil, Russia and New Zealand indicating their willingness to move on without the U.S. "Conscious nations must move forward on the global warming treaty with or without the U.S. Clearly, the Bush Administration is a negative influence on the international agreement at this point and they are getting that message from governments and people of the world," said John Passacantando, Executive Director of Greenpeace. Greenpeace has called on leaders of the Fortune 100 companies to declare their opposition to President Bush's rejection of the Kyoto Protocol or face the consequences from concerned consumers, institutions and organizations around the world. In a letter which gives them one week to respond, CEOs of Exxon/Mobil, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Enron, Texaco, and others, are asked specifically if these corporations will support Bush's rejection of the global warming treaty. The letter also asks if these companies will support or oppose the efforts of other countries to bring the Kyoto Protocol into force without U.S. participation. Activists protested Bush's withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol outside the American Society of Newspaper Editors meeting in Washington today. President Bush's motorcade passed the activists waving banners that read "Protect The Planet, Not Polluters" and "Bush: Polluter Of The Free World" as he made his way into the meeting. "President Bush has completely broken his trust with the American people simply to pay back his oil industry campaign contributors. It is time to determine just which companies will choose to go down with Bush and suffer the global outrage for undermining efforts to stop global warming," said Passacantando. "Greenpeace aims to help citizens around the world find out whose side these companies are on."

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (194938)	8/4/2006 10:40:05 AM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

NEWS: President Clinton Signs Kyoto Climate Treaty [ed: Hawk, you are a proven liar and nothing else.] November 12, 1998 environmentaldefense.org President Clinton Signs Climate Treaty Presidential Signature On Kyoto Protocol Shows Leadership The Congress Should Follow The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today praised President Clinton's signing of the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and called for immediate action by the US to implement the agreement. The Protocol, which was agreed to by 160 nations in 1997, commits its signatories to controlling climate change by reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. The Protocol now awaits ratification by the US Senate. "Signature is a necessary step forward. The same people who opposed signature opposed the Protocol, and oppose protecting the planet," said Fred Krupp, executive director of the Environmental Defense Fund. "But the buildup of greenhouse gases will not be stopped by the stroke of a pen. The administration must back up their work to move the negotiations forward here in Buenos Aires with real effort to reduce emissions at home." "Far-sighted companies such as British Petroleum and Royal Dutch/Shell are investing in early reduction of greenhouse gases now. These are smart business investments," said Krupp. "The Protocol's promise will only translate into real environmental gains for the planet if its commitments are fully implemented, and early reductions of greenhouse gases are achieved," said Joe Goffman, senior EDF attorney. "Issues such as compliance mechanisms and the rules for emissions trading must be swiftly finalized by the international community." "The diplomatic pace is gradual," said EDF chief scientist Dr. Michael Oppenheimer. "The buildup of greenhouse gases isn't. It's time for real action on climate change." The Environmental Defense Fund, a leading national, NY-based nonprofit organization, represents 300,000 members. EDF links science, economics, and law to create innovative, equitable, and economically viable solutions to today's environmental problems. ### Environmental Defense, a leading national nonprofit organization based in New York, represents more than 300,000 members. Since 1967 we have linked science, economics, and law to create innovative, equitable, and cost-effective solutions to the most urgent environmental problems.