May 13, 2008
Tuesday

By the Numbers

What percent of China's rivers are polluted? (by the numbers)

Organization:
Circle of Blue
An estimated 70 percent of China's rivers are polluted, leaving an estimated 300 million people with limited access to clean water.

What do 59% of workers believe? (by the numbers)

Organization:
Adecco Group North America
59 percent of workers think their company should do more to be environmentally friendly.

What takes 958 liters of water irrigation to make? (by the numbers)

Organization:
TreeHugger.com
It is estimated that a making a liter of orange juice requires 958 liters of water for irrigation, and 2 liters of fuel for tractors, water-pumping, pesticide spraying, and the occasional electric heater to ward off frost.

What do 39% of Americans believe in buying? (by the numbers)

Organization:
Cone LLC
Almost four in 10 (39%) Americans are preferentially buying products they believe to be "environmentally friendly."

What do 47% of Americans see as a very serious problem? (by the numbers)

Organization:
Angus-Reid.com
47 per cent of a recent poll respondents think global warming is a very serious problem, while 26 per cent deem it as somewhat serious.

What do 68% of employees say they want to do? (by the numbers)

Organization:
Social(k)

More than two-thirds (68%) of employees say they would invest in such funds if they were available although less than one-third (32%) of employees have access to socially responsible funds as part of their retirement plans.

What company has reduced 92% of plastic bag use? (by the numbers)

Organization:
IKEA
In the past year more than 92% of IKEA customers said no more plastic bags.

Who has the largest fleet of "green" vehicles? (by the numbers)

Organization:
UPS
UPS operates the transportation industry's largest private fleet of alternative fuel vehicles. Their latest deployment of 167 trucks brings the UPS "green fleet" total to 1,629 trucks.

Who is planning to reduce emissions by 12%? (by the numbers)

Organization:
Molson Coors Brewing Company
Coors Brewing Company plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an indexed 12 percent by 2010.

What takes 250 gallons of water to produce? (by the numbers)

Organization:
Blue Planet Run
It takes 250 gallons of water to produce one pint of milk.
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