Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Yes, the US uses more energy per capita than most other countries, but we also produce energy in cleaner ways than most countries, the sole exception being the old (not all, just the truly ancient) coal fired plants that were grandfathered under the clean air act. The US doesn't send brown clouds across the ocean to other countries (China and India both do), it's near illegal to burn lignite in the US (China's main source of coal is lignite) and chemical dumping is completely illegal in the US. Most of the current chemical pollution in the US is due to accidental spills or residue from chemical spills and dumping in earlier times when the results were not known and not monitored.
yes I agree