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By Josh Sevin

05 Jan 2000

factor by which an average resident of an industrialized nation consumes more fresh water than an average resident of a developing nation

factor by which sulfur dioxide emissions are expected to increase in Asia by 2010

number of hours a television can be powered with the energy saved from a recycled aluminum can

number of plant species that provide one-half of the world's food supply (namely, rice, corn, and wheat)

cubic yards of landfill space saved by one ton of recycled paper

number of months worth of thrown-away aluminum that could be recycled to replace the entire U.S. commercial airfleet

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factor by which the ozone hole now exceeds the size of the continental U.S.

Sources:
1 -- Earth Communications Office
2 -- World Resources Institute
3 -- 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
4 -- National Wildlife Federation
5 -- 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
6 -- Environmental Defense Fund
7 -- Sherwood Rowland.

Josh Sevin is a graduate student in MIT's planning program. Previously, he was an editor at Greenwire environmental news service and a researcher for U.S. News.

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