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ALARMING FACTSabout the environment
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EVERYDAYin the United States
we produce enough trash to
equal the weight of the Empire State building
Source: Solar EnergyWorld Report
The amount of wood and paper we throwaway each year is enough to
HEAT
20
50, 000, 000 homesfor
yearsSource: @GreenpeaceUK
40million acres
Each year we lose
of our forest through logging & land clearing.
Source: Green Biz Check
Rainforests have taken
THOUSANDSOF YEARS
to form but
EVERY SECONDa portion the size of a football field is
destroyed.
Source: #climatechange
50-100of plants become
as their habitat and human activities destroy them.
species
EXTINCT EVERYDAY
30%
of fish stock have
already collapsed.
FISHLESS OCEANScould become a real possibility BY
2050
55Every year we extract
of bio-mass, fossil energy, metal& minerals from the earth.
BILLION TONS10 tons for every
person in the world.
BILLION TONS
Source: The World Counts
In developing countries,
90% 70%
of sewage
&of industrial waste
is discharged into waterways without any treatment at all.
Source: Pacific Institute
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Giving up beef will reduce carbonfootprints more than cars.
28 511
times more landto produce
times morewater
times moreclimate-warmingemissions
Compared to chicken & pork, beef requires
Source: The Guardian
Dark Snow
is accelerating global glacial melt.
(snow covered by layers of fineindustrial pollution)
Source: The Guardian
News study reveals pollution fromAsia makes
PACIFIC STORMS
STRONGERSource: National Geographic
The responsibility is in our hands.
SOURCES
#climatechange#recycle
@GreenpeaceUK@wwwfoecouk
Energy World ReportPacific Institute
The World CountsGreen Biz Check
The Guardian