Originally Posted by: LeedoggRegardless of whether global warming will effect the planet to a cataclysmic degree or not; it just makes sense to pollute less and conserve more. It just seems intuitive to that burning as many fossil fuels as the civilized world does year after year, that it would begin to have some sort of measurable effect on the planet.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. See the link above. It looks to me like the man-made CO2 contributions arrived at the same time as the planet was experiencing a natural cyclical increase. The combination is unprecedented.

[QUOTE=Leedogg]What is your country's stand on the Kyoto Protocol? Here in America we've not ratified it because our leaders say it would be too much of a strain on the economy to implement. It seems to me to be something we can't afford not to do.

Despite the ravings of the misinformed, it looks like Canada will be pursuing a rational program to reduce polution from [u]all[/u] sources, in concert with our trading partners. Strict adherence to the Kyoto Protocol would devastate our economy without significantly benefitting the planet.

The efforts now underway to set attainable goals along with the US, Australia, and several Asian countires looks promising. I would like it better if such major polluters as India and China showed an interest in co-operating.