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| Moscow lauded for ratifying Kyoto | |
| 2004-10-23 | |
Environmentalists have hailed the Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change as a huge step forward. Russia's lower house, the State Duma, voted 334-73 to approve the treaty, meaning enough nations have signed up to bring it officially into force. "We'll toast the Duma with vodka tonight," a Greenpeace activist said. However Washington said it still does not intend to adopt the pact, which calls for cuts in greenhouse gases. "We do not believe that the Kyoto Protocol is something that is realistic for the United States and we have no intention of signing or ratifying it," State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said. ...more... Drunk on imaginary power and vodka, the Greenies toast Tsar Putty and practice their fairy dances in the twilight. Putty merely smiles his death's-head grin and picks everyone's pocket. Meanwhile, the evil Americans shake their heads and heave a sigh. | |
| Posted by:.com |
| #12 yep - he's back to OUR level - gutter snipes |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-23 4:38:35 PM |
| #11 AP - Heh - I wondered if anyone was ever gonna check the link. One of my favorite LLL / GAIA / ELF / ELP / Total Idiot pix, lol! I swap it off as my desktop, now & then. Makes me feel really sane! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-23 4:37:31 PM |
| #10 .com----ROTFLMAO! The crowd around the banner looks a bit less than enthusiastic. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-23 4:33:08 PM |
| #9 I had forgotten about the NZ Fart Tax. Here is the story of one inventive Kiwi's attempt to bring the full power of the Scientific Method to bear on the problem. From Silent Running. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2004-10-23 10:56:14 AM |
| #8 JFM / Don - Lol! You guys nailed it, methinks! When those pesky humans began settling down, giving up their evil hunter-gatherer ways, and beginning their evil more systematic rape and torture of poor GAIA, well - it was all downhill from there, heh. We're doomed! Doomed, I tell ya! Here's an apropos visual you might enjoy, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-23 10:38:46 AM |
| #7 I'm still trying to figure out how all those pre-industrial nomadic humans 20,000 years ago melted the ice sheets covering Europe and North America, raising the oceans over 300 feet. Figure no more! Archaeologists found that the melting of the ice sheet coincided with the first human consumption of beans. This massively raised the emission of greenhouse gasses. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-10-23 10:11:52 AM |
| #6 I'm still trying to figure out how all those pre-industrial nomadic humans 20,000 years ago melted the ice sheets covering Europe and North America, raising the oceans over 300 feet. |
| Posted by: Don 2004-10-23 9:02:12 AM |
| #5 Does each NZ sheep have methane monitors on it's derriere? How else is the gov going to know much to tax? All I see Kyoto doing is: 1. Shoveling EU money into FSU graft. 2. Shifting industry to non-Kyoto counties. 3. Speeding up adoption of nuclear power. I wonder what enviromentalists consider the greater evil, carbon dioxide or nuclear waste? |
| Posted by: ed 2004-10-23 8:57:58 AM |
| #4 See following story for full ironic effect. China is exempt. |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-10-23 2:43:14 AM |
| #3 Cutting emissions? France and Germany will have no problem seeing as ther industry is all headed for China and there real economic growth is negative. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-23 1:22:58 AM |
| #2 NZ is. They're fining the hell out of their farmers when their sheep and cattle emit nasty gaseous methane. It's a fucking brilliant plan. The entire country's economy ought to be in the shitter within a coupla years. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-23 1:14:02 AM |
| #1 Within 90 days of Russia's ratification, Kyoto signatories must start making cuts that will reduce emissions... Other than make empassioned speeches, is anyone actually doing anything to reduce emmissions? You know, stuff like cutting back on industrial output, reducing fuel use or shutting down industries? Didn't think so. Kyoto - The Feel Good Treaty of the Year. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2004-10-23 1:08:42 AM |
