Why does the average US Virgin Islander make so much carbon dioxide?

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Why does the average US Virgin Islander make so much carbon dioxide?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita

What's so special about the US Virgin Islands? They pollute six as much as CO2 per capita as the US!

2007-02-27 13:13:18 · 3 answers · asked by anonymous 4 in Environment

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Because they burn their trash to protect their scarce fresh water from ground water polluting landfills.

2007-02-27 14:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by christine2550@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I've never been there so can only guess that they have a lot of fires to burn rubbish and they have polluting factories and vehicles.

2007-02-27 21:21:09 · answer #2 · answered by Larry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I think there is a miltary base there, including an airfield.

2007-02-27 21:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by Always Hopeful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋