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"It may be impossible to get to a sustainable America, but it is absolutely certain that an unsustainable America is impossible." John Dernbach, director of the Environmental Law Center at the Widener Law School in Pennsylvania The United States of America is a country of the western hemisphere, comprising fifty states and several territories. Forty-eight contiguous states lie in central North America between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bound on land by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south; Alaska is in the northwest of the continent with Canada to its east, and Hawaii is in the mid-Pacific. At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²) and with over 300 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by both total area and population. The U.S. is one of the world's most ethnically and socially diverse nations. The United States was, as of 2005, the largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels. Places, projects and networks USA projects and networks USA cities - Indigenous peoples and sustainability USA New England Maine - New Hampshire - Vermont - Massachusetts - Environment Massachusetts - Rhode Island - Connecticut Mid-Atlantic States New York - New York City - PlaNYC - Long Island - Pennsylvania - New Jersey East North Central States Wisconsin - Michigan - Illinois - Chicago - Indiana - Ohio West North Central States North Dakota - South Dakota - Nebraska - Kansas - Minnesota - Iowa - Missouri - Kansas City Urban Project South Atlantic States Delaware - Maryland - Washington DC - Virginia - West Virginia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Georgia - Florida - Gainesville, Florida East South Central States Kentucky - Tennessee - Mississippi - Alabama West South Central States Oklahoma - Texas - Arkansas - Louisiana Mountain States Idaho - Montana - Wyoming - Nevada - Utah - Colorado - Arizona - Tucson - Sustainable Tucson - New Mexico Pacific States Alaska - Washington - Seattle - Spokane - Oregon - Portland - California - Los Angeles - San Diego - San Francisco - The Education for Sustainable Living Program - Hawaii Projects and networks by topic please see USA links Related topics Sustainability networks, general article, including action ideas, within the Ideas Bank Low carbon communities Ecovillage Transition towns Education Students & sustainability Elders and sustainability Indigenous people Faith groups and sustainability for information about projects and networks by topic please see the topic pages within the Ideas Bank or search by topic. Category:Languages other than English Guidelines for including Projects General sustainability information Sustainability information in Wikipedia Values

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