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Last week in Montreal, 191 nations agreed to step up the phase out of ozone-depleting chemicals by 10 years. Since those chemicals are also greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, this agreement also helps in that fight.

Canad's Environment Minister John Baird called it a "pivotal moment" in the fight against climate change. The Bush administration apparently thinks it will be twice as effective as the Kyoto Protocol in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It would be nice to see a comparison of the two.

This is progress -- now we just need all nations, including the United States, to start doing something specifically designed to slow down climate change, not just as a byproduct of protecting the ozone layer.

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• #1 Comment from karengroovi777
  10/11/07 7:23 AM | Permalink

  what good is life and all it's riches if we don't have a planet to sustain our human bodies ,, does anyone think of their grandchildren???