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IT'S TIME FOR THE UNITED STATES TO LEAD.(YOUR OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
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Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
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December 27, 2007
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Byline: Sara Dorsey, Madison
It's time.
In a dramatic about face, the U.S. delegation at the climate change conference in Bali finally agreed to a compromise agreement setting a road map for intense negotiations aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. It was nice to finally see the United States agree to participate in the mitigation of this escalating global catastrophe.
But it's time for much more from the United States.
The United States is the largest contributor of greenhouse gases in the world. It's time for the United States to stop ignoring the problem and live up to its responsibility as inhabitants of this planet.
This nation is a leader in ...