Florida pollution tops 164 countries!

• “Florida emitted more global warming pollution per capita from 1960-2005 than 164 countries, including Denmark, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom!”
  Report Findings:
  -The U.S. far exceeds all other nations in cumulative emissions since 1960, accounting for nearly 26 percent of all the global warming pollution emitted in that period.
  -The US emitted more carbon dioxide than 171 of 184 countries combined.
  -The top state in cumulative emissions (1960-2005) was Texas. If Texas were its own country, it would have ranked 6th out of 184 countries in total emissions, trailing only China, Russia, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom, and exceeding the emissions of current major emitters like Canada, India, South Korea, and Iran.
  -Vermont, the state with the lowest emissions since 1960, still accounted for more total carbon dioxide emissions than 87 nations.
  (tags: global warming green florida pollution)