what are the effects of the world population on the environment?
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What are the effects of the world population on the environment?
How Society has Adapted Wrongfully to the Natural World
Pollution
Destruction of Natural Habitat
Pollution Facts Over 80% of items in landfills can
be recycled, but they’re not.
In the U.S. 41% of all insecticides are used on corn. Of these, 80% are used to treat a pest that could be controlled simply by rotating a different crop for just one year.
1.2 trillion gallons of untreated sewage, storm water, and industrial waste are discharged into U.S. waters annually.
Americans generate 30 billion foam cups, 220 million tires, and 1.8 billion disposable diapers every year.
Small StepsGet and use your recycle bin!Reusable water bottle!Use public transport or a carpool!
Distribution of Products
Manufacturer
Distribution Centers
Stores
Homes
Semi-trucks6-8 MPG if
extremely efficient
Down to 4 depending on the cargo
TrainsTrains can be
more then 4 ½ times more efficient then cars or trucks in most cases, saving hundreds of gallons in fuel and tons of CO2 emissions.
In 2006 the transportation industry logged 432.9 billion miles.
The Rainforest
The Rainforest Facts European colonists have destroyed more than
90 indigenous tribes since the 1900s
Scientists have only tested 1% of the plants for medicinal properties
The only remaining Medicine Men/Shamans are over 70 years old
If the Rainforest was valued for more than just it’s lumber, big companies would make much, much more money on the medicinal plants there.
At least 3,000 diverse species of fruits are in the rainforests; only 200 of those are used in mainstream countries.
1 ½ acres of Rainforest land are being destroyed every second
Experts estimate that every day we are losing about 137 plant, animal and insect species due to Rainforest deforestation
The Rainforest makes more than 20% of the earth’s oxygen
1/5 of the world’s fresh water is in the Amazon Basin
Sourceshttp://ww.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
Raintree Nutrition
Rainforest Facts
Last Modified: 3/20/10
Date Accessed: February 29, 2012
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-pollution
Do Something
11 Facts About Pollution
Date Accessed: May 29, 2012
http://www.truckinfo.net/trucking/stats.htm
TruckInfo
Trucking Statistics
Date Accessed: May 30, 2012