100 Reasons to Get Involved

Reason # 97: Re-Engage Kyoto

When President Bush reneged on a campaign pledge to regulate carbon dioxide pollution and backed out of the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, he not only alienated our international allies, he endangered our future. Global warming is real. Kyoto may not be perfect, but the accord is a crucial first step in addressing the problem, and there's no time to waste.