We produce enough trash every day in the US to equal the weight of the Empire State Building, and the wood and paper we throw away each year could heat over 50 million homes for 20 years. Each year, 40 million acres of forests are lost to logging and land clearing, and an area the size of a football field of rainforest is destroyed every second, threatening 50-100 plant species with extinction daily. Additionally, 30% of fish stocks have already collapsed, and fishless oceans could become a reality by 2050 due to environmental damage and overuse of resources.

1. ALARMING FACTS
about the environment
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2. EVERYDAY
in the United States
we produce enough trash to
equal the weight of the
Empire State building
Source: Solar EnergyWorld Report

3. The amount of wood and paper we throw
away each year is enough to
HEAT
20
50, 000, 000 homes
for
years
Source: @GreenpeaceUK

4. 40
million acres
Each year we lose
of our forest through logging & land clearing.
Source: Green Biz Check

5. Rainforests have taken
THOUSANDS
OF YEARS
to form but
EVERY SECOND
a portion the size of a football field is
destroyed.
Source: #climatechange

6. 50-100
of plants become
as their habitat and human activities destroy them.
species
EXTINCT EVERYDAY

7. 30%
of fish stock have
already collapsed.

8. FISHLESS OCEANS
could become a real possibility BY
2050

9. 55
Every year we extract
of bio-mass, fossil energy, metal
& minerals from the earth.
BILLION TONS
10 tons for every
person in the world.
BILLION TONS
Source: The World Counts

10. 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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11. Giving up beef will reduce carbon
footprints more than cars.
28 5
11times more land
to produce
times more
water
times more
climate-
warming
emissions
Compared to chicken & pork, beef requires
Source: The Guardian

12. Dark Snow
is accelerating global glacial melt.
(snow covered by layers of fine
industrial pollution)
Source: The Guardian

13. News study reveals pollution from
Asia makes
PACIFIC STORMS
STRONGER
Source: National Geographic

14. The responsibility is in our hands.

15. SOURCES
#climatechange
#recycle
@GreenpeaceUK
@wwwfoecouk
Energy World Report
Pacific Institute
The World Counts
Green Biz Check
The Guardian