• The five “greenest” cities in the U.S., according to Popular Science: 1) Portland, OR 2) San Francisco, CA 3) Boston, MA 4) Oakland, CA 5) Eugene, OR
• Americans buy 28 billion single-serving plastic water bottles every year, and 80% of those end up in landfills, according to the Container Recycling Institute.
• Recycling one ton (2000 pounds) of paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water.
• The U.S. is home to less than 5% of the world’s population, yet consumes 26% of the world’s energy. (SolarEnergy.org via American Almanac)
• Even with the recent increase in producing energy coal has been the fastest growing fuel in the world for the six consecutive years. (BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2009)

- Justin Manger