Could America's 'bigger is better' attitude help save the environment?

I've just spent a week in Florida and the trip involved quite a lot of driving – nearly 1000 miles in total. As ever, I was amazed at how huge the place is compared to England. When I got home, I did a little research and discovered that the Sunshine State is even bigger than I thought. Way bigger in fact. England has just 50,337 square miles of land. By comparison, Florida is thirty per cent larger with a land mass of 65,755 square miles. And that's just one state in the US. ...