If Kyoto was such a great idea, why didn't Clinton submit it for ratification?
Because he knew it would lose, deservedly so. The Kyoto Accord is good intentions wrapped in weak science, promising a very high price tag with little effect. It exempts two of the fastest growing and heaviest polluting countries (China and India) that account for 1/3rd of the world population. It would have a seriously bad impact on the US economy (which is why so many countries like it) while having very little impact on global warming.
As for glaciers receeding, they've been doing that since the end of the Little Ice Age. Go visit Glacier Bay National Park (as I have) and you can see the geologic evidence firsthand.