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--Taxpayer Groups Speak Out Against Kyoto Protocol--

As United Nations and other officials gathered in Bonn this week to discuss implementation of the controversial Kyoto Climate Change Protocol, a diverse coalition of citizen organizations representing millions of consumers and taxpayers around the world today issued a joint statement urging leaders to avoid the rush to ratify costly new restrictions, "pending a much greater review of the facts and alternative policy courses."  A total of 13 consumer and taxpayer organizations from 9 nations signed the open letter, which was sent to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Environmental Programme Executive Director Klaus Topfer, and Kyoto Conference of Parties (COP-6) President Jan Pronk. Copies of the letter were also sent to the leaders of all countries represented by the signatories, comprising Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, India, Slovokia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Read the entire release online at http://www.ntu.org/P0107KyotoUN.html
The letter to UN officials is available at
http://www.ntu.org/L0107KyotoUN.html