Land
Did you know....
....glyphosate, commonly used in herbicides, was originally patented as a descaler used to bind with minerals (calcium, iron, mag., and manganese)? Used on the land removes those minerals from the soil and crops/food. When ingested it binds with the minerals in our bodies, too, and causes them to erode.
...pesticides were found in 100% of those tested in a recent experiment? Most people have 13 of the 23 most common pesticides in their blood.
....pesticides, glyphosate in particular, have been found in human breast milk?
....more than 100 million pounds of chemicals are dumped on lawns in America each year?
....growing an organic forest garden instead of a lawn would eliminate the need for chemicals, as well as produce hundreds of pound of food for your consumption?
….23,600 square miles of new desert are formed each year?
….nearly 3.1 million square miles of productive forests, cropland, and grasslands have become desert in the last 50 years?
….about 26 billion tons of topsoil are lost due to erosion each year?
….about half of the tropical forests the world had have been cleared for habitat, crop production, timber production, and grazing, among other things?
….66,000 square miles of tropical forests are destroyed every year, and another 66,000 square miles are degraded through pollution, etc.?
….more than 120,400 square miles of forests have been damaged by air pollution in developed countries?
….tall grass prairies in the United States have been reduced by 98%, wetlands have been reduced by 50%, and virgin forests have been reduced by 95%?
….in the United States, 73% of the solid waste produced goes into a landfill, 14% is incinerated, 12% is recycled, and 1% is composted?
….in Japan, 50% of the solid waste produced is recycled, 34% is incinerated, and 16% goes into a landfill?
….75% of the waste sent to landfills in the United States could be reduced if everyone recycled glass, plastic, aluminum, and paper?
….80 million tons of packaging material end up in landfills each year?
….every year, 30 million plastic bags end up as litter?
….each year, billions of glass bottles and aluminum cans end up in landfills, when they could be recycled?
….in the United States, each year more than 175,000 tons of batteries are thrown away?
….every year, millions of tons of newspapers that could be recycled end up in landfills instead?
….packaging from takeout food creates more than 1.5 million tons of waste in the United States every year?
….almost 1.5 million trees could be saved if everyone in the United States used just one 100% recycled four-roll package of toilet paper?
….67 million pounds of chemicals could be prevented from harming the environment if everyone stopped treating their yards with chemical-based lawn care products?
….the American state of Oklahoma used to have only about 50 earthquakes a year? However, in 2010-2011that number jumped to 1,050 just in the oil and gas field areas where fracking occurs. One earthquake in a frack zone was a 5.6 on the Richter scale.
....if all 75 million white-collar workers in the U.S. used just one less staple every day, we would save about 900 tons of steel every year?
….coconut and bamboo are sustainable alternatives to endangered hardwoods?
….more than 31 million PCs are thrown away each year, putting toxins such as lead, nickel, and cadmium into the environment?
….cultivation of hemp requires no pesticides or herbicides? Hemp has a multitude of natural, organic, practical uses and is 3 times stronger than cotton.
….it takes hundreds of years for plastics in landfills to break down?
….the average person in the U.S. creates about 5 pounds of garbage every day?
….less than half of the trash created today is recycled?
….most garbage could be recycled, reused, or composted?
….100 years ago, America had an average of nearly 8 feet of topsoil, but today that average is only about 8 inches?
….if divided equally, only 4.7 acres of productive land is available to provide goods and services for each person on Earth? This is not allowing for land usage required for animals, birds, etc.
….the average American uses approximately 24 acres to accommodate his/her usage of goods and services?
….only 28% of Earth’s surface is land, and only 19% of that is biologically productive?
….only 4% of Earth’s surface lakes and oceans is biologically productive for human use?
….the Sahara Desert is expanding southward at a rate of 48 km per year due to desertification?
….Americans throw away more than 14 billion disposable coffee cups that do not biodegrade each year?
….90% of plastic water bottles are thrown away instead of being recycled?
….nearly 40% of garbage thrown out is paper that could have been recycled?
….hundreds of thousands of DVDs, CDs, and batteries are thrown into landfills each year?
….in 2008 the U.S. produced 250 million tons of solid waste? Of that 250 million tons of waste 12.7% was food; 4.9% was glass; 31% was paper; 8.4% was metal; 13.2% was yard waste; 6.6% was wood; 7.9% was rubber, leather, and textiles; 12% was plastic; and 3.3% was other materials.
….the average woman uses 10,000 sanitary products in her lifetime, most of which are treated with chlorine bleaches?
….chlorine bleaches (dioxins) are harmful to the human body, as well as to the environment and other Life forms?
….7.6 billion tons of solid waste are produced each year by U.S. industrial facilities?
….54% of solid waste in the U.S. is put into landfills? 12.6% is incinerated? 33.2% is recovered and recycled or composted?
….a baby will use an average of about 5,000 - or 1 ton of - diapers before he/she is toilet trained?
….once a pesticide or herbicide is put into the soil, it will take years before it is gone?
….batteries leak mercury, nickel, and/or cadmium when they are thrown away?
….your refrigerator and freezer contain CFCs and HCFCs that will have to be professionally removed before it can be thrown away or recycled?
….pale green lumber has most likely been pressure treated with the toxic compound chromium copper arsenate (CCA)?
...pesticides were found in 100% of those tested in a recent experiment? Most people have 13 of the 23 most common pesticides in their blood.
....pesticides, glyphosate in particular, have been found in human breast milk?
....more than 100 million pounds of chemicals are dumped on lawns in America each year?
....growing an organic forest garden instead of a lawn would eliminate the need for chemicals, as well as produce hundreds of pound of food for your consumption?
….23,600 square miles of new desert are formed each year?
….nearly 3.1 million square miles of productive forests, cropland, and grasslands have become desert in the last 50 years?
….about 26 billion tons of topsoil are lost due to erosion each year?
….about half of the tropical forests the world had have been cleared for habitat, crop production, timber production, and grazing, among other things?
….66,000 square miles of tropical forests are destroyed every year, and another 66,000 square miles are degraded through pollution, etc.?
….more than 120,400 square miles of forests have been damaged by air pollution in developed countries?
….tall grass prairies in the United States have been reduced by 98%, wetlands have been reduced by 50%, and virgin forests have been reduced by 95%?
….in the United States, 73% of the solid waste produced goes into a landfill, 14% is incinerated, 12% is recycled, and 1% is composted?
….in Japan, 50% of the solid waste produced is recycled, 34% is incinerated, and 16% goes into a landfill?
….75% of the waste sent to landfills in the United States could be reduced if everyone recycled glass, plastic, aluminum, and paper?
….80 million tons of packaging material end up in landfills each year?
….every year, 30 million plastic bags end up as litter?
….each year, billions of glass bottles and aluminum cans end up in landfills, when they could be recycled?
….in the United States, each year more than 175,000 tons of batteries are thrown away?
….every year, millions of tons of newspapers that could be recycled end up in landfills instead?
….packaging from takeout food creates more than 1.5 million tons of waste in the United States every year?
….almost 1.5 million trees could be saved if everyone in the United States used just one 100% recycled four-roll package of toilet paper?
….67 million pounds of chemicals could be prevented from harming the environment if everyone stopped treating their yards with chemical-based lawn care products?
….the American state of Oklahoma used to have only about 50 earthquakes a year? However, in 2010-2011that number jumped to 1,050 just in the oil and gas field areas where fracking occurs. One earthquake in a frack zone was a 5.6 on the Richter scale.
....if all 75 million white-collar workers in the U.S. used just one less staple every day, we would save about 900 tons of steel every year?
….coconut and bamboo are sustainable alternatives to endangered hardwoods?
….more than 31 million PCs are thrown away each year, putting toxins such as lead, nickel, and cadmium into the environment?
….cultivation of hemp requires no pesticides or herbicides? Hemp has a multitude of natural, organic, practical uses and is 3 times stronger than cotton.
….it takes hundreds of years for plastics in landfills to break down?
….the average person in the U.S. creates about 5 pounds of garbage every day?
….less than half of the trash created today is recycled?
….most garbage could be recycled, reused, or composted?
….100 years ago, America had an average of nearly 8 feet of topsoil, but today that average is only about 8 inches?
….if divided equally, only 4.7 acres of productive land is available to provide goods and services for each person on Earth? This is not allowing for land usage required for animals, birds, etc.
….the average American uses approximately 24 acres to accommodate his/her usage of goods and services?
….only 28% of Earth’s surface is land, and only 19% of that is biologically productive?
….only 4% of Earth’s surface lakes and oceans is biologically productive for human use?
….the Sahara Desert is expanding southward at a rate of 48 km per year due to desertification?
….Americans throw away more than 14 billion disposable coffee cups that do not biodegrade each year?
….90% of plastic water bottles are thrown away instead of being recycled?
….nearly 40% of garbage thrown out is paper that could have been recycled?
….hundreds of thousands of DVDs, CDs, and batteries are thrown into landfills each year?
….in 2008 the U.S. produced 250 million tons of solid waste? Of that 250 million tons of waste 12.7% was food; 4.9% was glass; 31% was paper; 8.4% was metal; 13.2% was yard waste; 6.6% was wood; 7.9% was rubber, leather, and textiles; 12% was plastic; and 3.3% was other materials.
….the average woman uses 10,000 sanitary products in her lifetime, most of which are treated with chlorine bleaches?
….chlorine bleaches (dioxins) are harmful to the human body, as well as to the environment and other Life forms?
….7.6 billion tons of solid waste are produced each year by U.S. industrial facilities?
….54% of solid waste in the U.S. is put into landfills? 12.6% is incinerated? 33.2% is recovered and recycled or composted?
….a baby will use an average of about 5,000 - or 1 ton of - diapers before he/she is toilet trained?
….once a pesticide or herbicide is put into the soil, it will take years before it is gone?
….batteries leak mercury, nickel, and/or cadmium when they are thrown away?
….your refrigerator and freezer contain CFCs and HCFCs that will have to be professionally removed before it can be thrown away or recycled?
….pale green lumber has most likely been pressure treated with the toxic compound chromium copper arsenate (CCA)?
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