Author here. I was trying hard to not to make this article read as America-hating. Obviously the USA is a massive and diverse country and, personally, I think t

Author here. I was trying hard to not to make this article read as America-hating. Obviously the USA is a massive and diverse country and, personally, I think there is a lot to like and admire about American and Americans. But the fact is that Americans, on average, are pumping more carbon into the atmosphere per capita than nearly anyone else and a lot of it seems completely unnecessary.