Random Fact of the Day - 7.24.11

• Rain forests shrink about 1% annually.
• U.S. cars and trucks emit 314 metric tons of carbon dioxide every year
• Residential lawns and gardens are doused with 80 million pounds of chemical pesticides and 70 million tons of fertilizers annually.
• On average there are 27 oil spills every day somewhere in the waters of the worlds
• Each day, the United States produces 1.4 billion pounds of solid waste. That's around 58 million pounds an hour                                                                                    
• Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/save-money/environmental-statistics-460110#ixzz1T3c5Rzkv