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U.S responsible for 29% of global emissions

June 1st, 2009 by Jim Just

A new study from Greenpeace using data from the World Resources Institute finds that the U.S. has contributed far more to global warming than any other country. The U.S is responsible for 29% of total cumulative CO2 emissions over the last 150 years.

You might expect those most responsible for creating a mess should be the ones to take the lead in cleaning it up. So much for American exceptionalism. Some example for the rest of the world.

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