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Green Facts

  • If everyone in the U.S. used energy-efficient lighting, we could retire 90 average size power plants

  • Replacing a single incandescent bulb with a CFL will keep a half-ton of CO2 out of the atmosphere over the life of the bulb

  • One-half of our nation's lakes and one-third of our rivers are too polluted to be completely safe for swimming or fishing

  • Turning down your home’s central heating thermostat one degree for an 8-hour period, can cut your fuel consumption by as much as 10% 

  • The average non-agricultural homeowner uses up to 10 times more toxic chemicals per acre than a farmer 

  • There are more roads located within our National Forests than there are within the entire U.S. Interstate Highway system

  • The energy saved from recycling one 8-ounce aluminum can could operate a TV set for 3 hours, which is the equivalent to half a can of gasoline

  • About 80% of what Americans throw away is recyclable, yet our recycling rate is just 28%

  • For every ton of office paper we recycle, 380 gallons of oil are saved