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Environmental

Jan. 18, 2006

In Dealing With Climate Change, State May Be Setting a Standard

Forum Column - By Jeffrey A. Lowe - The Bush administration refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming, claiming it was too costly. Currently, the United States is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for roughly 25 percent of global emissions from less than 5 percent of the world's population, according to the California Public Utilities Commission.

        
Forum Column

By Jeffrey A. Lowe
        
        The Bush administration refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming, claiming it was too costly. Currently, the United States is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for roughly 25 percent of global...

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