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Sick Building Syndrome, associated with poor indoor air quality, costs 150 billion workdays and about $15 billion in lost productivity each year in the US.
University of Colorado Environmental Center, 2002
Watering non-lawn areas with drip irrigation rather than sprinkler heads can reduce water use up to 70 percent.
City of Boulder Planning and Public Works, 2003
Water-conserving fixtures installed in US households in 1998 alone save 44 million gallons of water every day, resulting in total dollar-value savings of more than $33.6 million per year. American Water Works Association, 2003
Today, tropical forests supply about 30% of the world’s log exports, 12% of sawnwood exports, and 60% of plywood and veneer exports.
Worldwatch Institute
The average American home contains more synthetic chemicals today than the average chemical plant of 100 years ago. Windstar Foundation
Due to human impacts, the world loses 7% of its topsoil every ten years. It takes 1,000 years to produce one inch of topsoil.
Almanac of the Environment, National Audubon Society, 1994
The US consumed over 23% of the world’s natural gas and 20% of the world’s coal in 2001. Energy Information Administration, 2003
According to the EPA, the typical American household can save about $400 per year in energy bills with products that carry the Energy Star label.
Natural Resources Defense Council, 2003
Americans represent only 5 percent of the world’s population, but generate 30 percent of the world’s garbage. America Recycles Day, 2003
University of Colorado Environmental Center, 2002
Watering non-lawn areas with drip irrigation rather than sprinkler heads can reduce water use up to 70 percent.
City of Boulder Planning and Public Works, 2003
Water-conserving fixtures installed in US households in 1998 alone save 44 million gallons of water every day, resulting in total dollar-value savings of more than $33.6 million per year. American Water Works Association, 2003
Today, tropical forests supply about 30% of the world’s log exports, 12% of sawnwood exports, and 60% of plywood and veneer exports.
Worldwatch Institute
The average American home contains more synthetic chemicals today than the average chemical plant of 100 years ago. Windstar Foundation
Due to human impacts, the world loses 7% of its topsoil every ten years. It takes 1,000 years to produce one inch of topsoil.
Almanac of the Environment, National Audubon Society, 1994
The US consumed over 23% of the world’s natural gas and 20% of the world’s coal in 2001. Energy Information Administration, 2003
According to the EPA, the typical American household can save about $400 per year in energy bills with products that carry the Energy Star label.
Natural Resources Defense Council, 2003
Americans represent only 5 percent of the world’s population, but generate 30 percent of the world’s garbage. America Recycles Day, 2003