The big shock that could hit the US

Full of good intentions, the US is trying to go green. But if it is serious about climate change, it will need a revolution in town-planning, and in lifestyles, writes Tom Bulford.

A visit to Disney World in Florida made me think that the USA could do with something to shock it out of its complacency.

At a live music show at the Epcot amusement park a short-legged man, his belly drooping over his tight belt, sang of his pride at being an Americin'. The USA, he told his audience, by now waving their arms aloft, is the greatest country on earth.

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Tom worked as a fund manager in the City of London and in Hong Kong for over 20 years. As a director with Schroder Investment Management International he was responsible for £2 billion of foreign clients' money, and launched what became Argentina's largest mutual fund. Now working from his home in Oxfordshire, Tom Bulford helps private investors with his premium tipping newsletter, Red Hot Biotech Alert.