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EU Ratifies Kyoto Treaty

Posted by michael on from the i-love-the-smell-of-sulfur-dioxide-in-the-morning dept.

An anonymous submitter sends: "Yahoo! News is reporting that all 15 member states of the European Union have just ratified the Kyoto treaty to cut greenhouse emissions by 8% over the next ten years (the US agreed to 7%.)"

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  1. Re:Didn't you read the article by elefantstn · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Germany has already reduced emmissions by 19% - is its economy on it's knees because of it?


    That's a very misleading statistic -- Germany reduced emissions by 19% simply by taking those monstrous inefficient East German power plants offline.
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  2. Only YOU and I can do something about it by ehiris · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's funny to see that everybody here is so concerned about this issue but a recent slashdot poll had the car as the top form of transportation chosen by /.ers.

    If you want to do something you need to change yourself and the sytem will bend to accomodate your need.

    To start with stop buying V8s till there will be more enviromental friendly and powerfull vehicles on the market. On the other hand stop purchasing products that involve high polution in their creation.