Two | By Josh Sevin | Grist | Counter Culture

Two

17 Nov 1999

percentage of the Earth's surface covered by cities

percentage of the Earth's surface covered by rainforests

number of miles of highway laid down in Florida each day

percent by which global energy use is projected to increase annually over the next 15 years

factor by which an average home generates more greenhouse-gas pollution than an average car

percent by which use of oil grew each year between 1990 and 1998

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factor by which the volume of oil transported throughout the world has grown since 1981

number of hours a jet ski engine must operate to produce as much air pollution as a 1998 car driven for 130,000 miles

number of weeks worth of thrown-away glass bottles and jars that it would take to fill both of New York City's 1,350-foot-tall Twin Towers

Sources:
1 -- Worldwatch Institute
2 -- Natural Resources Defense Council
3 -- National Wildlife Federation
4 -- World Resources Institute
5 -- Alliance to Save Energy
6,7 -- Worldwatch Institute
8 -- California Air Resources Board
9 -- Environmental Defense Fund.

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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