generalfrevious said:
I knew the Kyoto treaty was rejected because China wasn't treated as an industrialized country; I learned that in Biology last semester. But still, the US also rejected the Kyoto treaty because they felt it was bad for business- which effectively nullified the treaty because US is one of the top petroleum consumers in the world.
I knew the Kyoto treaty was rejected because China wasn't treated as an industrialized country; I learned that in Biology last semester. But still, the US also rejected the Kyoto treaty because they felt it was bad for business- which effectively nullified the treaty because US is one of the top petroleum consumers in the world.
Along with CHINA and the UK. Yes, it nullified it because that's how treaties work. Either everyone agrees to them or they're null and void.
So here you are bitching about how the US and China have similar views on the economy over the environment (which is downright bullshit) and then you tell us you already knew why we rejected the Kyoto treaty. It was bad for business precisely because it did nothing to curb China's own petroleum consumption. Enough manufacturing jobs have already gone to China and their non-existent environmental laws. Institute even more, while leaving China out of the requirements, and more businesses will leave the US. Cheap labor and no environmental controls is a recipe for disaster.
You want the US to clean itself up, but you don't seem to have a problem with China spewing crap into the air.