Holiday Lessons for the Future: Be a Good Neighbor, Take Responsibility

U.S. Newswire › December 15, 2004

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WASHINGTON, Dec 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is an opinion editorial by Daniel Magraw, president of the Center for International Environmental Law:

With Americans in full bustle preparing for the winter holidays, the link between daily activities and an international conference on another continent may seem even more obscure than usual. Yet when this season is remembered as one of good will, caring for friends, family, and neighbors, and appreciation for the gift of life on Earth, the connection becomes clearer. Such sentiments will help guide the representatives of 194 signatory nations when they meet December 6-17 in Buenos Aires for the annual conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and its Kyoto Protocol.

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Holiday Lessons for the Future: Be a Good Neighbor, Take Responsibility

Unfortunately, the United States currently seems to have forgotten the tradition and moral importance of being a good neighbor and taking responsibility for the impact of its actions...

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