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By Josh Sevin
27 Oct 1999
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  • percentage of all endangered and threatened species in the U.S. that are harmed by grazing


  • number of plant species that provide 90 percent of the world's food supply


  • percent by which wind power production has grown per year since 1990


  • percentage of Earth's original forests that remain pristine and undisturbed


  • percent increase since 1945 in the agricultural harvest lost to pesticides


  • percentage of wood used in building a new home that could be saved by framing more efficiently


  • percentage of the world's endangered vertebrate species that are threatened by exotic invaders


  • percent by which Americans tend to overwater their lawns


  • percentage of the CFCs in use in 1995 that were obtained on the black market


  • percentage of paper produced worldwide that was discarded in the U.S. in 1994


  • percentage of U.S. commuters that carpooled in 1980, compared to the 8 percent that are expected to carpool in 2000


  • percentage of municipal solid waste that is food packaging


  • gallons of water can be saved by putting a trigger nozzle on a hose when washing a car




  • Sources:
    1 -- Natural Resources Defense Council
    2 -- National Wildlife Federation
    3 -- Union of Concerned Scientists
    4 -- Natural Resources Defense Council
    5 -- Earth Communications Office
    6 -- Natural Resources Defense Council
    7 -- World Resources Institute
    8 -- 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
    9 -- World Resources Institute
    10 -- Environmental Defense Fund
    11 -- USA Today
    12 -- Earth Communications Office
    13 -- 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth.

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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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