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By Josh Sevin
05 Jan 2000
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  • 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


  • 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.

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    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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