Lexington vs. Los Angeles

I found a fairly interesting article that is pretty disturbing for me, having lived in Lexington my whole life. This article talks about the incredibly large carbon footprint compared to Los Angeles with one of the smallest carbon footprints in the country. This sounds really messed up to me since Lexington has a much smaller city area than Los Angeles. However, the carbon footprint is due to the lack of efficient public transportation and road system. The majority of Lexington is comprised of subdivisions surrounding the downtown area. Another factor is that Lexington relies mostly on coal for power which increases the carbon footprint a lot.

Vincent Louis