Russia's ratification of the Kyoto ``greenhouse effect'' treaty will bring the agreement into force among those who have ratified, and that will increase pressure on the United States to join in. The next president, whoever he is, should resist this siren's call. U.S. policy should be devoted to trying to produce a new treaty on entirely different lines without loopholes big enough to drive a small asteroid through. The major loophole is what it has always been: failure to impose any requirements on rapidly industrializing countries - or even to include them as members of the endeavor. Their inclusion is...
