You can discover a lot of environmental statistics online! Here are just a few examples you might be interested in.
Facts
1.The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a traditional light bulb for four hours.
2. Cows are not a major contributor to green house gas emissions. The whole livestock population emits 11.5% in total, but that's a lot less compared to the transportation emission.
3. Computers pose an environmental threat because much of the material that makes them up is hazardous. A typical monitor contains 4-5 pounds of lead.
4. Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.
5. The amount of money that could have satisfied world hunger annually is spent on cologne/perfume for Americans and Europeans instead. That's roughly 13 billion dollars.
2. Cows are not a major contributor to green house gas emissions. The whole livestock population emits 11.5% in total, but that's a lot less compared to the transportation emission.
3. Computers pose an environmental threat because much of the material that makes them up is hazardous. A typical monitor contains 4-5 pounds of lead.
4. Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.
5. The amount of money that could have satisfied world hunger annually is spent on cologne/perfume for Americans and Europeans instead. That's roughly 13 billion dollars.
Each minute...
-At least 51 acres of tropical forests are destroyed.
-We consume almost 35,000 barrels of oil.
-50 tons of fertile soil are washed or blown off cropland.
-At least 51 acres of tropical forests are destroyed.
-We consume almost 35,000 barrels of oil.
-50 tons of fertile soil are washed or blown off cropland.