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The average cheese pizza has a water footprint of 333 gallons.
Poultry farms often sear off as much as half of a chicken's beak to prevent aggression brought on by cramped living conditions.
In February 2012, financial speculation added an extra $.56 per gallon of gasoline at the pump.
Only 1.3 percent of freshwater is surface waters like lakes and rivers.
One glass of milk has a water footprint of 52 gallons.
Irrigation-intensive agricultural diverts 70 percent of the world's available freshwater each year.
By 1965, 10 billion livestock animals were slaughtered annually. Today, that number has risen to 55 billion!
A shower leaking just 10 drips per minute wastes 500 gallons of water per year. That's enough water to run your dishwasher every day for two months!
A frack job used 4.5 million gallons, of which a amount approximately 10 to 40 percent flows back to the surface as toxic water.
The majority of oil the US oil imports are from Canada (24%), Mexico (9%), Saudi Arabia (12%), Nigeria (11%) and Venezuela (10%).
Approximately 80% of all antibiotics sold in the US are administered to farm animals to promote growth and prevent infections.
One pound of potatoes has a water footprint of 119 gallons.
With 5% of the earth's population, the U.S. consumes 20% of the world's total energy.
On average, one apple has a water footprint of 33 gallons.
The water footprint of a.5 liter soft drink is between 45 to 82 gallons.

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