If not now, when?

The US acts as though this issue is something that can be postponed indefinitely. I vividly remember writing my letter to the first president Bush urging him to sign on to the Koyoto Treaty when he was hesitating to even go to negotiations. He went and I was heartened.

I voted for Bill Clinton because he had Al Gore as his vice. Bill got elected and I was hopeful. I don't know what happened to Al while he was in office but during the 90's vehicles kept getting larger and worse gas mileage. Gone was ANY talk of conservation. It was as though the 70's never happened. I know cars aren't the only carbon emitter but I think what happened with them is indicative of the run away energy usage that is going to be the death of us all, if our lack of health insurance doesn't get us first.

I finally got to the point where I realized that most people want to pretend the issue does not exist and politicians are only too happy to oblige. It finally is becoming more of a mainstream topic but is getting drown out by bank bailouts, a crashing ecomony and the heathcare fraud (just sign everyone up for Medicad already). I don't know what the US is waiting for:

BERLIN, Aug 17 (IPS) - The disappointing results of negotiations in Bonn last week are indication that industrialized countries are unwilling to make substantial contributions to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.

"If we continue at this rate we're not going to make it," Yvo de Boer, head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48107


All I can say is I am glad I don't have children.

Edit: I don't know why the site is not showing up as a link but can be pasted in your browser.
Still learning......

Second Edit: Thank you Joseph. Link now operational!!