Green Europe - and bad, bad U.S.

From the Financial Times:

European countries have gained four of the top five places in the latest Environmental Sustainability Index which was unveiled this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Finland headed the ratings, followed by Norway, Norway, Uruguay, Sweden, Island, Canada and Switzerland.
The United States trails well behind other developed countries in environmental sustainability - it came 45th in the world. The report was prepared by environmental experts from Yale and Columbia universities, who scored countries on 21 factors affecting environmental sustainability.