review of Boycott America from the New Internationalist:
"A hugely gratifying and equally useful site, set up in protest at Bush's - read 'corporate America's' - position on the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Cheekily takes you into the websites of the top 100 US companies, Exxon Mobil (Esso) topping the list, with a helpful run-down of all brands and CEOs' contact details. Some companies - like Procter and Gamble - even invite you to e-mail comments on their products. Well... can you resist the chance to turn their PR into your protest?

The US has 4.5% of world's population and 25% of the world's CO² emissions

The earth stands on the brink of climate catastrophe.

Scientists and governments are agreed that humans are the main contributors to climate change, which has already caused massive damage to people's lives and the environment. World governments met in The Netherlands last year to agree on ways to halt climate change, but the US blocked progress and the talks were abandoned.

Now the new US President, Texas oil-man George W. Bush, wants to destroy The Kyoto Protocol, the key agreement on climate change.

A White House spokesman said: "The president has been unequivocal. He does not support the Kyoto treaty".

The world's climate scientists have been calling for reductions of 60% to 80% in emissions of carbon dioxide, as the only way to halt climate change. Yet Bush will not even agree to a mere 5.2% cut in greenhouse gas emissions.

Without urgent action extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms, which have already killed millions of people and caused billions of dollars worth of damage, will become much more frequent.

Bush's decision is a result of his history as an oil-man, and financial backing from the oil industry, not on what is best for the world's environment. Bush's campaign for presidency was backed and financed by major US oil giants, which campaigned against the international treaty to prevent global warming and are opposing any reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. They are at the same time pushing for new drilling licenses in environmentally protected areas.

Most Americans believe climate change is a serious threat, but their leader, and his backers, prefers to swallow the lies of the fossil fuel lobby.

We must stand up to irresponsible US policies and show Bush that the rest of the world will not accept his willingness to bow to the greed of the oil industry.

IF BUSH WILL ONLY LISTEN TO BIG
BUSINESS THEN WE MUST MAKE
BIG BUSINESS LISTEN TO US

We would like to stress we have no quarrel with the American people, most of whom support action to tackle climate change.

Contact us at: boycott@boycottamerica.org

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Special reports on climate change from the Guardian

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