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Livestock farming contributes to 18% of the global warming effect, more than emissions from every car, train and plane on Earth.
One slice of bread has a water footprint of 11 gallons.
20 percent of energy used in homes is for water heating
69 percent of global freshwater is stored in glaciers and ice caps.
41% of energy used in the home is for space heating, which is the #1 energy user in our homes.
A frack job used 4.5 million gallons, of which a amount approximately 10 to 40 percent flows back to the surface as toxic water.
One dairy farm with 2,500 cows produces as much waste as a city with around 411,000 residents, but dairy waste goes untreated.
A single margherita pizza requires 333 gallons of water, enough to fill almost ten bathtubs!
One pound of potatoes has a water footprint of 119 gallons.
With 5% of the earth's population, the U.S. consumes 20% of the world's total energy.
About 50 million Americans get sick from unsafe food each year, resulting in over 100,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths.
Of all sources of energy consumed in the United States, oil provides the largest share at 36 percent.
The US's electricity generation fuel mix is Coal 45%, Natural Gas 24%, Nuclear 20%, Hydropower 6%, Other Renewable 4%, Petroleum 1%.
Poultry farms often sear off as much as half of a chicken's beak to prevent aggression brought on by cramped living conditions.
25 percent of all freshwater consumed in the US is associated with discarded food -- about as much as the volume of Lake Erie.

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