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Of all sources of energy consumed in the United States, oil provides the largest share at 36 percent.
It takes 660 gallons of water to produce one hamburger.
Only.007% of all water on earth is accessible for direct human use.
People who water their lawn with an automatic timer use 47 percent more water than those who just use a hose.
On average, one large banana has a water footprint of 42 gallons.
65 percent of Americans say that there should be more regulation of fracking for natural gas.
A shower leaking just 10 drips per minute wastes 500 gallons of water per year. That's enough water to run your dishwasher every day for two months!
Analysts predict that over the next decade, $800 billion - $1.2 trillion will be invested in the solar industry globally.
The average cheese pizza has a water footprint of 333 gallons.
Corn accounts for 8 percent of global water use for crop production.
20 percent of the Earth's surface water is in lakes.
One ton of carbon dioxide pollution causes around $20 of damage to economies, ecosystems and human health.
The earth receives 1500 times as much energy than humans use from the sun each day.
Households directly use the most water indoors in the morning (5am to 11am) because of showering and prepping for the day ahead.
Irrigation-intensive agricultural diverts 70 percent of the world's available freshwater each year.

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