Yeah it's been known for a while that the U.S. has reduced their pollution more so than Canada's and it should be a wake up call to our government.
However, like Flames Addiction said, the story isn't always so simple.
As well, the U.S. might have had more opportunity for improvement. And I'm not just talking in the per capita sense, because that's really the best way to measure in this instance anyway. I mean, it's possible they might have had more underboard or illegal polluters to begin with, lower standards or whatever. They may have IMPROVED or CUT more lately, but still might be producing the same or more per capita.
And it's so different between states too. As Flashpoint mentioned, Texas is brutal, I agree, I have also been there. But L.A./Cali has done a GREAT job of lowering their emissions and pollution and becoming greener in general.
It's hard to say. Still though, Canada does need to get more green for sure, and could probably look south of the border for some ideas.
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