Professor Reynolds et al.:

I didn't realize that the ACB mailbase was a political forum, but I would
just point out that the target of this petition is misplaced. The United
States Senate holds exclusive authority for ratification of treaties, and
the Senate has already voted (unanimously) to reject the fundamental
requirements of the Kyoto protocol. The treaty was DOA in the U.S. long
before Bush squeaked through the 2000 election. His predecessor realized
that, which is why the treaty sat on Clinton's desk for three years without
any action. At least Bush has the honesty to admit that the treaty will not
fly with the U.S. Senate, and doesn't resort to the kind of posturing and
empty rhetoric for which his predecessor and campaign opponent were so
famous.

These are, of course, my personal views.

Roger Bertholf


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> President Bush recently announced that the United States Government
> will not honour its commitments under the 1997 Kyoto
> Protocol to reduce greenhouse gases. The United States
> produce 25% of the
> world's carbon dioxide, a gas that is believed to be the main
> contributor to global warming.
>
> Rising global temperatures are known to raise sea
> levels, and change precipitation and other climate
> conditions. Changing
> climates alter forests, crop yields, and water supplies. It could
> also threaten human health, and harm birds, fish, and many types of
> ecosystems. An increase in weather-related disasters will
> occur, deserts may
> expand into existing range lands, densely populated coastal
> areas will flood and large
> numbers of people will have to move.
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> Show you disagree with the Bush Administration's decision to withdraw
> from the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on Global Warming.
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> Urge President Bush to review his policy in this matter and devise a
> comprehensive plan to reduce US emissions of so-called greenhouse
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> 1-Tom Gehrels, Toronto, Canada
> 2-Rene Pottkamp, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
> 3-Beppechien Bruins Slot, Haarlem, the Netherlands
> 4-Marloes Kraan, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
> 5-Kim Knibbe, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
> 6-Jose Lima, Portugal
> 7- Rui Pereira, Lisboa, Portugal
> 8-Joao Alves, Lisboa, Portugal
> 9-Tiago Jonatas,Lisboa,Portugal
> 10-Nuno Encarnacao, Lisboa, Portugal
> 11-Filipe Fernandes, Lisboa, Portugal
> 12-David Manuel Dias Neto, Lisboas, Portugal
> 13-Domingos Alfredo Alves Neto . Lisboa. Portugal
> 14-Ana Escoval - Lisboa - Portugal
> 15- Alvaro de Carvalho - Lisboa - Portugal
> 16- Anabela Paixao - Lisboa , Portugal
> 17- Oscar Ortet - Lisboa, Portugal
> 18-Leonard Duhl - United States of America
> 19-Rebecca Rosen - USA
> 20-Erin Conlisk - USA
> 21-Jonathan Hedstrom - USA
> 22- Lisa Oglesby, USA
> 23-Daniel Soderberg, Sweden
> 24-Erik Wilson - Washington, USA
> 25-Petter Olsson - Sweden
> 26-Johan Sundahl - Sweden
> 27-Lars Kaijser - Sweden
> 28-Maritza Rivera - Nicaragua
> 29-Tomas Julinek - Czech Republic
> 30-Fredrik Wetterhall - Sweden
> 31-Anna Karlsson - Sweden
> 32-Peter Thorsby - Sweden
> 33-Petra Westman - Sweden
> 34 - Jonas Wall - Sweden
> 35- Olivier Bouju - Sweden
> 36- Isabelle Bouju- Sweden
> 37-Michele Koitsalu
> 38-Evald Koitsalu
> 39-Isabel Sanchez - Spain
> 40-Jesus Sanchez - Spain
> 41-Marina Sanchez - Spain
> 42- Marc Sanchez - Spain
> 43-Joan Alberti-Spain
> 44- Victor Trillo- Spain
> 45- Ismael Fabregas - Barcelona - Spain
> 46-Mario Garcia - Barcelona - Sapin
> 47-Estanis Peinado - Barcelona - Spain
> 48-Marta Sevilla - Barcelona - Spain
> 49.Carles Porcel- Valencia -Spain
> 50. Agustin Jimenez - Colombia
> 51. Constanza Gomez - Colombia
> 52. Andres Novoa - Colombia
> 53. Alessia Abello -Bogota -Colombia
> 54. Mauricio Rojas - Bogota - Colombia
> 55. Jairo Rojas - High Wycombe - UK
> 56. Thomas Rhind - UK
> 57. John Fecci - UK
> 58. Neil Maher-UK
> 59. Sean Maher - UK
> 60. Catriona Maher - UK
> 61. Cameron Shiell - UK
> 62. Fiona Gillespie - UK
> 63. Chris Jones - UK
> 64. Kate Eves - Worthing - UK
> 65. Scott Donnison - Worthing - UK
> 66. Matt Coleman-UK
> 67. James E Baldwin - Oxford - UK
> 68. Peter Hames - Oxford - UK
> 69. Irene Hames - York, UK
> 70. Peter & Carolyn Stott, Epsom, UK
> 71.Brid Stenson Bromley.UK
> 72.John Doyle, Bromley , UK
> 73. Pat Twomey, Edinburgh, UK
> 74. Prof. Tim Reynolds, UK
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