F R I D A Y , N O V E M B E R 0 5 , 2 0 0 4Even Czar Putin Needs To Breathe -- SignsKyoto Accordby Michael in New York on 11/05/2004 01:40:00 PMYep, Russia and Czar Putin (its the same thing) have signed off on theKyoto Accord, putting it over the top for ratification.</p><p> It needed 55industrialized nations to go into effect.</p><p> The U.S. and Australiarejected it.</p><p> But after years of delay, Russia signed on in exchange forthe EU backing its entry into the World Trade Organization.Amusingly (or sadly), Putin finally decided to go ahead despitewarnings from his economic adviser, who said Kyoto would stymiegrowth of the economy.</p><p> His reason? The country's financial meltdownis so severe that right now it's 30% below the benchmark for toughmeasures anyway -- in other words, Russia has slid backwards somuch its in no danger of triggering the more serious steps called tocombat global warming. www.PersonalLiberty.comAds by Goooooogle Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Unclaimed Register withDISQUSWhy?Use Media ▼Community Page Comments feed Trackbacks(Trackback URL)blog comments powered by Disqus HuffPost PoliticsJeffrey Smith: Governor Sebelius Must Veto KansasBill That Endangers Milk Safety - Governor Sebeliuswants to be our new Secretary of Health andHuman Services.</p><p> But before she is sworn in, shehas an important job to...14 minutes agoEschatonOvernight - Rock on.48 minutes agoDaily KosOpen Thread and Diary Rescue - *Tonight's RescueRangers are Louisiana 1976, jlms qkw, shayera,dopper0189, ybruti, and srkp23 with vcmvo2editing.* ~ World order will be secured only ...52 minutes agoCrooks and LiarsC&L's Late Night Music Club: The 50 State Strategywith The Pine Box Boys (CA) - Title: Mr.</p><p> SkeletonArtist: The Pine Box Boys San Francisco isn'tknown for Bluegrass, but maybe if there weremore bands like The Pine Box Boys, it would ...57 minutes agoFiredoglakeLate Nite: Michele Bachmann Stars in “Birth of anAberration” - Minnesota's wackiest export treadsthe boards of the Wingnut dinner theater.2 hours agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show AllA M E R I C A B L O G T V www.PersonalLiberty.comFeedback - Ads by Google Next 6AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Even ...http://www.americablog.com/2004/11/even-czar-putin-needs-to... 1 of 64/7/09 1:34 AM
