A United Nations treaty negotiated in Japan is intended to fight
a global warming problem that may not even exist. The treatys
extreme measures would hurt consumers and eliminate thousands of
Michigan jobs. The treaty would put the United States on a
strict energy diet. Ninety percent of our energy comes from
burning fuels such as gasoline, coal, and natural gas, which are
blamed for global warming. The government would control and
ration these fuels. This would force down our usage of these
fuels, but our energy costs would go up. Gasoline would cost
drivers 300 more dollars annually per car, and annual utility
costs would go up $500 per household. The treaty is estimated to
cost Michigan 94,000 jobs over 12 years, and wages would decline
for the jobs that were left. The cost of the treaty is more
certain than the existence of global warming. Satellite and
weather balloon measurements actually show a 20-year cooling
trend. The United Auto Workers and Michigan Teamsters, along
with job providers, oppose the t