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• A survey of more than 3,000 scientists found that the vast majority believe humans cause global warming.
• In Belgium, the small city of Ghent, with its cyclists, winding canals and towering spires, has declared every Thursday a day free of meat, fish, and shellfish
• In America, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore is spearheading a "meatless Mondays" campaign with 28 other public health schools, running outreach programs to promote a meat-free start to the week. In England, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Richard Branson, Bryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, and other celebrities have just launched a campaign for Meat-Free Mondays.
• Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than making paper from virgin wood pulp, and can save many trees
• Approximately only 10 percent of every landfill can be cleaned up.
• Here is an example of the water we use everyday:

  3-7 gallons for toilet,
  25-30 gallons for tub,
  50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower,
  1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons,
  1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons

• Here is an example of how long it takes some things take to break down:

  plastics take 500 years,
  aluminum cans take 500 years,
  organic materials, take 6 months,
  cotton, rags, paper take 6 months.