The World According to Sara Russell

The University Register - Minneapolis and St. Paul are green cities

In the international scheme of all things green, the United States seems to be continually missing the mark. Not only is the “land of the free” behind on its own clean energy efforts (lagging far behind Denmark, Ireland, and Germany’s abilities to manage and expand wind farms that are also aesthetically pleasing, for example), but our carbon footprint actually continues to grow steadily year after year. As a country, the US has also failed to match its international neighbors’ efforts towards global sustainability and reductions in harmful emissions, thanks to the Bush administration’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol in 2001. This withdrawal spoke volumes about the United States’ nonchalance regarding global warming and climate change.