interesting facts

o Texas has higher carbon emissions than most countries, but this does not seem to trouble the state government or business communities.

o If Texas were a country, it would be the 48th most populous in the world. With its area of 268,000 square miles, it would be the 40th largest. Its environmental impact is an issue because Texas is at the same level of most industrialized nations.

o If Texas were to separate from the country, it would be among the world’s largest producers of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide; along with Canada that emitted 630 million metric tons into the atmosphere in 2005.

(Philips)