Air
Did you know....
….cows produce between 66 and 132 gallons of methane each day (250 - 500 liters)? In one year, that adds up to somewhere between 24,090 to 48,180 gallons each year for just one cow (91,250 -182,500 liters )! According to beef industry reports, the last five years has averaged a beef population of about 3.7 million worldwide. That makes for about 89,133,000,000 to 178,266,000,000 gallons each year (337,625,000,000 to 675,250,000,000 liters)! That's a lot of methane to put into the atmosphere every year.
….growing crops for food doesn't put any pollution into the air, except what is used for planting and harvesting. If these two functions are done with horses, or if forest gardens are used, the amount of air contamination is nearly non-existent.
....hemp breathes in four times the CO2 that trees do?
….5% of the air pollution in the United States is created by gas-powered yard tools like lawnmowers?
….air pollution kills about 2 million people worldwide each year, with 656,000 of them in China?
….some estimate that about 60 million tons of carbon monoxide are pumped into the air in the United States each year?
….fracking pollutes the air with pollutants such as methane, nitrogen oxides, BTEX compounds, NMHCs, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide?
….some of the oil and gas fields in the U.S. state of Wyoming have ozone worse than Los Angeles, California has at its worst? It is reportedly due to the fracking activities that go on there.
….in the United States, 45% (95% in large cities) of carbon monoxide is produced by vehicle emissions?
….approximately 50,000 species of plants, animals, and insects are lost each year as a result of rain forest destruction?
….during the Life of one tree, it can absorb 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide?
….at the current rate of destruction, the rainforests of the world may be gone in less than 40 years?
….every minute about 2,000 trees are cut down in the world’s rainforests?
….trees breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen? That makes them our most Trusted symbiotic partner in Life!
….about 25% of all greenhouse gasses are generated by the United States?
….150 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions are created each year simply by heating and cooling our homes?
….scientists say that the Earth’s atmosphere is warmer that it has been in the past 1,000 years due to global warming?
….landfills emit methane (a greenhouse gas)?
….acid rain from polluted air kills fish, trees, and other plants? It can also ruin exterior paint on buildings, equipment, and vehicles further contaminating the soil upon which it falls.
….mercury vapor lamps (light bulbs) actually emit mercury vapor contaminating indoor and outdoor air?
….traditional parafin wax candles emit acetone, benzene, lead, and mercury into the air? Beeswax and soy candles do not emit harmful toxins and last twice as long as pretroleum-based parafin candles.
….a gasoline lawn mower can produce as much pollution in one year as 40 cars?
….aviation accounts for approximately 15% of all greenhouse emissions?
….even though aerosols no longer contain CFCs, they can still emit hydrocarbon-based pollutants? Use a pump spray instead.
….the cremation process releases a chemical cocktail of toxins into the environment?
….overheated non-stick cookware releases toxic fumes that will kill pet birds? It is not good for humans or other Life forms to breathe either.
….burning pale green, pressure treated lumber will release arsenic into the air?
….growing crops for food doesn't put any pollution into the air, except what is used for planting and harvesting. If these two functions are done with horses, or if forest gardens are used, the amount of air contamination is nearly non-existent.
....hemp breathes in four times the CO2 that trees do?
….5% of the air pollution in the United States is created by gas-powered yard tools like lawnmowers?
….air pollution kills about 2 million people worldwide each year, with 656,000 of them in China?
….some estimate that about 60 million tons of carbon monoxide are pumped into the air in the United States each year?
….fracking pollutes the air with pollutants such as methane, nitrogen oxides, BTEX compounds, NMHCs, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide?
….some of the oil and gas fields in the U.S. state of Wyoming have ozone worse than Los Angeles, California has at its worst? It is reportedly due to the fracking activities that go on there.
….in the United States, 45% (95% in large cities) of carbon monoxide is produced by vehicle emissions?
….approximately 50,000 species of plants, animals, and insects are lost each year as a result of rain forest destruction?
….during the Life of one tree, it can absorb 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide?
….at the current rate of destruction, the rainforests of the world may be gone in less than 40 years?
….every minute about 2,000 trees are cut down in the world’s rainforests?
….trees breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen? That makes them our most Trusted symbiotic partner in Life!
….about 25% of all greenhouse gasses are generated by the United States?
….150 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions are created each year simply by heating and cooling our homes?
….scientists say that the Earth’s atmosphere is warmer that it has been in the past 1,000 years due to global warming?
….landfills emit methane (a greenhouse gas)?
….acid rain from polluted air kills fish, trees, and other plants? It can also ruin exterior paint on buildings, equipment, and vehicles further contaminating the soil upon which it falls.
….mercury vapor lamps (light bulbs) actually emit mercury vapor contaminating indoor and outdoor air?
….traditional parafin wax candles emit acetone, benzene, lead, and mercury into the air? Beeswax and soy candles do not emit harmful toxins and last twice as long as pretroleum-based parafin candles.
….a gasoline lawn mower can produce as much pollution in one year as 40 cars?
….aviation accounts for approximately 15% of all greenhouse emissions?
….even though aerosols no longer contain CFCs, they can still emit hydrocarbon-based pollutants? Use a pump spray instead.
….the cremation process releases a chemical cocktail of toxins into the environment?
….overheated non-stick cookware releases toxic fumes that will kill pet birds? It is not good for humans or other Life forms to breathe either.
….burning pale green, pressure treated lumber will release arsenic into the air?
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