http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/meth_r...
graph;
http://www.eoearth.org/image/Per_capita_...
close second biggest overall emitter (very recently overtaken by china)
we would need over 5 planets to all have the lifestyle of americans;
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/84625
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The US is the only industrialized nation that did not sign the Kyoto treaty which was created to help global warming. One of the main reasons is that the US companies were not willing to invest in less noxious manufacturing methods. Other countries%26#039; industries were willing to do so. But on the a smaller scale, in other industrialized nations, plastic and paper bags are no longer allowed. So everyone has to carry their own bags that they use over and over again. Just the use of these bags is helping use less plastic and using less resources for garbage. I%26#039;m sure you can research Kyoto Treaty on Wikipedia for more information.
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everyone in the united states drives everywhere, also the major companies havent cut back on using gases, also we dont use renewable energy sources,
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The pollution is so thick that the cloud of smoke actually increases surface albedo and reflects sunlight back into space. Thus the US is a contributor to global cooling.
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Global Warming is over! America get blamed for everything
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Well sense the green house gas is not there I think it is all a scam to make money at our cost.
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We are not no one is causing global warming. It is all natural.
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lots of industries
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we burn a lot of fossil fuels
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