The main reason the american government refused to ratify the kyoto accord on climate change is that they

Potential damage to the US economy required by compliance.

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President Bill Clinton signed the agreement in November 1998, but the US Senate refused to ratify it.

latin america is a region of racial and cultural diversity.  it is a group of countries and dependencies in the americas where romance languages are predominant. the term originated in 19th century france as amérique latine to consider french-speaking territories in the americas along with the larger group of countries where spanish and portuguese languages prevailed.

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