| 2. |
Making a new can from scratch uses the energy equal
to half a can of gasoline. |
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About one third of what people throws out is packaging.
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| 4. |
More than 1,000,000,000 (one billion) trees are used
to make disposable diapers every year. |
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| 5. |
In one minute, 50 acres of rainforest are destroyed. |
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| 6. |
Some rain has a pH of 3 or 4. (which is pretty acidic,
considering 7 is neutral, not acidic, and battery acid
has a pH of 1). Some fish, such as lake trout and smallmouth
bass, have trouble reproducing at a pH of 6, which is
only slightly acidic. Some clams and snails can't survive
at all. Most crayfish are dead at a pH of 5. You can
see how bad this is for the environment. |
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| 7. |
About 90% of the energy used in lighting a standard
(incandescent) light bulb is lost as heat. |
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| 8. |
Air conditioning uses 10 times more energy than a
fan, therefore, it creates 10 times the pollutants |
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| 9. |
Cars and pick-up trucks are responsible for about
20% of the carbon dioxide released into the air. |
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| 10. |
There are about 500 million automobiles on the planet,
burning an average of 2 gallons of fuel a day. Each
gallon releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the
air. |
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| 11. |
About 80% of our trash goes to landfills, 10% is incinerated,
and 10% is recycled. |
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| 12. |
Since there is little oxygen underground, where we
bury our garbage, to help bacteria eat the garbage,
almost nothing happens to it. Scientists have dug into
landfills and found ears of corn still intact after
20 years, and newspapers still readable after 30. |
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| Help to
save the Earth |
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| 1. |
Turn off lights. |
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| 2. |
Turn off other electric things, like TVs, stereos,
and radios when not in use. |
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| 3. |
Use rechargable batteries. |
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| 4. |
Do things manually instead of electrically, like open
cans by hand. |
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| 5. |
Use fans instead of air conditioners. |
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| 6. |
In winter, wear a sweater instead of turning up your
thermostat. |
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| 7. |
Insulate your home so you won't be cold in winter. |
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| 8. |
Use less hot water. |
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| 9. |
Whenever possible, use a bus or subway, or ride your
bike or walk. |
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| 10. |
Don't waste products made from forest materials. |
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| 11. |
Use recycled paper and/or recycle it. Reuse old papers. |
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| 12. |
Support products that are harvested from the rainforest
but have not cut down trees to get it. |
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| 13. |
Plant trees, especially if you have cut one down. |
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| 14. |
Avoid products that are used once, then thrown away. |
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| 15. |
Buy products with little or no packaging. |
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| 16. |
Encourage your grocery store sell environmentally
friendly cloth bags for people to use when they shop,
or bring your own. |
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| 17. |
REDUCE, REUSE, & RECYCLE. |
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| 18. |
Compost. |
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| 19. |
Buy recycled products. |
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| 20. |
If you have a good zoo nearby, (if the animals are
healthy and the zoo takes care of them), support it!
Especially if they help breed endangered animals. |
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