The Kyoto Protocol is dead

Done like dinner. This turkey is roasted. Stick a fork in it, it's done.

The USA has long since realized the protocol was nothing more than a tax on American productivity... and now the largest trading partner, and the other major Kyoto signee in North America is simply going through the motions.

"In the absence of any coherent plan, it is difficult to understand how Canada, a nation with huge distances between cities and one of the coldest climates on Earth, could ever meet its unrealistic target.

When it comes to environmental benefits, the scientific jury is still out.

Fortunately, it appears the government might finally be coming to terms with this notion.

Better late than never."