Why did the United States refuse the Kyoto protocol?
A) The science of global warming was unfounded and the United States would not act without proof.
B) The United States received counter-evidence to that presented at Kyoto in reference to global warming.
C) As the leading industrialized nation, damage to the economy would result in a depression if Kyoto emissions protocols were adhered to.
D) The United States refused to act on "precautionary" principles, which would subject her to painful economic constraints based upon unproven scientific theories.
E) The United States scientists were able to verify that emissions calculations were incorrect, and therefore would not adhere to the protocol.
D
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