Bali Conference

within the past two weeks, the United Nations and representatives from about 190 countries united in a conference in Bali, Indonesia to debate about the current environmental situation, in specifics, Global Warming. The conference came to the conclusion that global warming could be significantly slowed if immediate action was taken. However, as we all know, the biggest emitter of harmful gases is the US, who currently has still refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. It is imperative that this conference finds incentives to drag the US into ratifying or agreeing to certain environmental standards. It is obvious that the United States has the technology to significantly lower carbon gas emissions, just refuses to do it for economic purposes. As a leader in a majority of areas, it is important that the US complies with a future standard regarding environmental problems. A US led campaign will encourage other nations to do the same. It's only a matter of convincing Bush that this is a plan worth while