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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. FP by prizzznecious · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There is no greater glory than the FP.

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  2. Good for the USA by mikethegeek · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This will give American companies an economic advantage. The Kyoto restrictions, if implimented, would bring any industrialized nation's economy to it's knees. Does anyone have any CLUE as to how expensive it will be to reduce all emissions 8%?

    Not just in terms of dollars, but in the cost of JOBS, economic growth, and trade?

    You see, the money to do all that will come from somewhere. Largely from money that would have been used to build and grow companies, and thus, employ more people...

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