ATTENTION: Farmers, Miners, Loggers, Ranchers, Hunters, Private Property Advocates:

Join The No Treaty In Kyoto White House Phone-In

Urge President Clinton To Oppose the Global Warming Treaty

WHITE HOUSE PHONE LIST (11/97)

White House E-Mail -- [email protected]

What is the Kyoto Global Climate Treaty? The provisions of the Treaty are now being negotiated, with completion set for December. Negotiators are discussing CO2 emission reduction targets that range from stabilizing emission at 1990 levels to reducing them by as much as 30 percent below 1990 levels. Deadlines range from 2005 to 2020. Other issues are also in dispute. For example, how will we know what emission reductions have been achieved by each country? Who will make certain the commitments are kept? Will international emission trading be allowed?

Two decisions have been reached: first, the treaty will impose emission reduction obligations only on the 36 "developed nations" affected by the 1992 Rio Treaty. So-called "developing nations" will not be affected, at least by the initial emission reduction requirements. Second, even though they will not be affected, the developing nations will be allowed to vote on the amount of emission reductions to be imposed on the US and other developed nations.

What will the Global Climate Treaty Cost You? The new treaty will be very costly for consumers and the US Economy. Until the treaty negotiations are complete, the actual cost of compliance can only be estimated. However, in testimony before Congress, the Clinton Administration indicated that merely stabilizing emissions at 1990 levels by 2010 would require the equivalent of a $100 tax on each ton of CO2 emitted in the US. Other studies suggest it would require a tax of almost $200 per ton. For families, a tax or fee of $100 per ton of carbon dioxide is equal to:

26¢ per gallon of gasoline

25% increase (2¢ per kilowatt-hour) in household electric rates

25% increase ($1.49 per mcf) in natural gas prices

$52 per ton tax on coal (which generates 56% of US electricity)

Jobs in energy-intensive industries such as autos, aluminum, steel, and petroleum refining would be lost, and many of those jobs could be exported to developing countries that will not be affected by the treaty. A draft study by the US government suggests that by 2005 (even before the treaty is likely to go into full effect) 900,000 American jobs would be lost.

Why Should You Care About The Kyoto Treaty?

The science is still uncertain. Scientists cannot tell us how much and where temperatures will increase or, for certain, whether they will increase at all.

It will be very costly to American families. Fuel and electricity costs will go up and jobs at energy-intensive industries are likely to be lost.

It will export American jobs. While economic growth and job creation will be severely impacted in the United States, other nations will be free to continue emitting, growing their economies, and competing for jobs.

Small business will be among the first and most seriously affected.

It will not improve the environment. By 2015, greenhouse gas emission from developing countries will exceed those of the United States and other countries impacted by the treaty. Overall, global emissions will continue to grow. If global warming is real, the Kyoto Treaty is not a solution.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO!

1. Call the White House at the numbers above.

 

2. Contact your Senators and ask them to oppose the ratification of the Treaty when it is presented to the Senate.

 

3. Call as many radio talk shows as you can to urge people to join the Phone-In. (Phone list below)

 

4. Call your local newspapers and radio stations now to let them know in advance about the Phone-In.

 

5. Fax or mail this message to at least five other people (your whole list if possible).

 

6. Make at least five photocopies of this to hand out to others.

 

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