Some Cities Embrace Kyoto Protocol

Mayor John Rayson talks in front of a water treatment center in this Aug. 23, 2006, photo in Pompano Beach, Fla. Rayson worries about a home perched just above sea level as ocean levels rise. And so, he will ask for building code changes to provide incentives to build eco-friendly structures and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases this city emits. Local politicians like Rayson are attempting to embrace the measures of the Kyoto Protocol -- which called for mandatory reductions of greenhouse gases _ even as the federal government refuses. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

(AP) -- Mayor John Rayson has seen powerful storm winds toss his boat into the trees. He's noted the fish he catches are smaller and less plentiful. He worries about a home perched just above sea level as ocean levels rise.

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