Aust Election leaves U.S. in Kyoto wilderness


	Aust Election leaves U.S. in Kyoto wilderness

pokkets

11-25-2007 9:30 PM

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australia, election, kyoto, us, greenhouse, weather, carbon dioxide

pokkets says:

For every dollar that goes up in smoke, there's another dollar for an oil company. With the amount spent on defense, it's amazing the economy is a problem. There seems plenty of money to blow away.

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