Do you believe Americans' concern for the environment is a stronger value than their materialism?

Americans are most often found facing a dilemma when it comes to their environmental concerns and their material approach that leads to environmental issues. Most Americans are fond of shopping. They will shop until they drop with their load of baggage. Then they will take their shopping home in biodegradable paper bags so that they may not cause environmental pollution (Palley, p. 8). It cannot be denied that the people of one of the strongest and most developed nations in the world, the United States of America, ...