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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

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