With the exception of aluminum, recycling is more costly, creates more pollution and requires more manufacturing than the creation of raw materials.
Trash from the entire US for over 1000 years will fit into a 20x20 mile landfill.
By not using paper you are not saving any native trees. ALL paper now is made from virgin fiber from FARMED TREES. Yup, those trees were farm grown for paper. We have more trees now in the US than we did a century ago. Go figure!
Approximately 333,687 dog bite injuries are treated in emergency rooms yearly.
Each year, over 600,000 people are treated in emergency departments for bicycle-related injuries and 824 die from this type of injury.
More than 200,000 children are injured each year on playgrounds at child care centers, parks, and schools in the US.
Hunting had 92 fatalities in 1998 compared to 1700 from swimming accidents, 836 from boating and 97 from scuba-diving.
This is the US population statistic:
One birth every.................................. 7 seconds One death every.................................. 11 seconds One international migrant (net) every............ 24 seconds Net gain of one person every..................... 12 seconds
[ March 13, 2005, 04:34 AM: Message edited by: Neo ]
Posted by Lou Gojira (Member # 983) on :
Good ol' Neo. Glad to have you back Bro! Posted by Neo (Member # 1891) on :
2feet, I found most stats at government websites.
Posted by 2feetseekr (Member # 3532) on :
Thanks Neo. Do you know of Ronald Bailey,science editor for Reason magazine and author of "Global Warming and Other Eco-Myths"? Saw him on C-span-seems like a credible man.
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