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Eat local Don’t wasteT1,h5e0a0vermagileeismported produce travels 40% of food goes uneaten inof gas-guzzling transportation. the U.S.Creosnpvoennstiibolneafol fro5o–d 1d7isxtrimbuotrieonCiOs2 than Burning trash g3emr1e0ietnsxhmomeutoshreaegn aes , a local. FooCandSavCe thheoPlaincetes harmful than CO2. Besysethnrtoiawlliynwg aosuttin1kgg5o0f b,0ee0f,0yoluitearrse of water that were used to produce that meat. Almost 1000 liters of water are wasted when you pour one glass of milk down the drain.Ditch the meat Eat organicAfonriambaolu-bt a8s5ed%fooodf sfoaocdc-oruenlatteedd Converting 10,000greenhouse gas emissions. farms to organic production would beA vegan or 1v/e2getthaericarnodpileatnidsassociated etaqkuinivgal1e,n1t7w4o,u4ld0to0demand. cars off the road. rAumnajoorfwf afrteormponlolunt-ioorngatnhirceafatrtmo Us,.sSurcihvearss isOne 1/4lb hamburger takes htoaxrimc ffuerltpileiszteircsides, & animal waste.571,420..8356sgqab.ltlfout.nsosofoflaffonwsdasitlefruel energy Sources: Climate Central, EurekaRecycling. ThoughtCo, FoodTank, TexasVOX

Deforestation It is estimated that in 100 years there will be no rainforests due to deforestation. 20% of the world’s oxygen is produced in the Amazon Rainforest. Agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation. Trees are destroyed to create grazing land for cattle. The rate of deforestation is equal to the loss of 20 football fields every minute. Soil erosion, floods, wildlife extinction, increase in global warming, and climate imbalance are a few of the effects of deforestation. You can make a difference! • Use reusable shopping bags • Plant trees • Reduce your consumption of beef • Spread the word!Source: www.conserve-energy-future.com

benefits of College Campus FARMERS MARKETsSave ! ! Build a CAMPUS COMMUNITY shoppers have as manyproduce is as 3x more social encounters at farmers markets than chain supermarkets.lower at farmers markets farmers markets - farmers market coalition chain grocery storesBuy local.Live fresh. Locally owned farmers markets return more than 3x as much of their sales into the local economy than grocery stores. TOP COLLEGE FARMERS MARKETS IN THE U.S. UC Portland HarvardDavis, State University, CA University, MA OR Duke University, NCKapiolani Community Oklahoma College, HI State University, OK

Why We Need to Save the Bees from Endangerment 90% of our wild plants30% depend on cross- One single pollination to bee colony canof the worlds survive pollinate crops are 1 in 3 300helped by cross- million flowers pollination bites of food each day we eat come$150 75%from plants of pollinated bymillion of honey bees fruits, nuts, is produced and vegetables Bees pollinate grown in the USevery year in the are pollinated United States 70 by bees of the top 100 human food cropsWHAT’S HAPPENING?! HOW YOU CAN HELPModern Agriculture is Known Millions of People Agree That to be Killing the Bees We Need to Save the Bees Because more farmland Don’t use chemicals is being used to grow and pesticides to just one crop, bees treat your lawn or aren’t getting the mix of garden that cause plants they need to eat damage to the well. honeybees systems. 1/3 of the 77 million Plant bee-friendly acres of soybean crop flowers and use seeds coated in flowering herbs in pesticides linked to your garden and yard. killing bees. In 1947, there were Buy organically grown 6 million honey bee fruits, vegetables, and hives in the US. Today, honey that help there are under 3 million support beekeepers in honey bee hives. your area.

waterconservation in the united states8% of the world’s how Insulateyourwaterpipesfreshwater resources are Cut your showers down to 4 minutesyou canamericans Only water your lawn when it needs itwithdraw intheUnitedstates Avoid watering when it’s windyhelp410 Install a rain barrelbillion Freshwaterusagebreakdown: The averagegallons of ThermoelectricPower American uses 175water a 118billiongallons(38%) Public Supply gallons of water day Irrigation 42 billion gallons (14%) per day 115 billion gallons (38%) Self-Supplied Industry 15 billion gallons (5%) Other 16 billion gallons (5%)SOURCES: http://www.gracelinks.org/210/how-the-united-states-uses-water, https://www.waterinfo.org/resources/water-facts and water.org

SolarThe future is Top 4 Solar Countries Germany China Japan Italy Source: http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com Solar homes tons 35MSell Faster of CO2 600.sq.ft 1watt = is savedis the average annuallysolar panelsize needed PV Systems add an extra by all solarto power the $5.50 per watt to the value energy users.average home. of the sale of the house. Top 4 Solar StatesCalifornia Arizona North Carolina New Jersey3,319,000 homes 327,000 homes 223,000 homes 257,000 homes Source: http://www.seia.org/research-resources/top-10-solar-statesHow does it work? Solar inverter converts the DC current to AC Sunlight strikes panels. electricity for the house. Panels covert light to direct current (DC) The energy is then stored and ready to use. electricity.Source: http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com

Plant a GardenSAVE THE SAVE FOSSIL SAVE BEES FUELS MONEY The average American meal travels about SPEND PRODUCE 44% $70 = $600of U.S. 1500milestogetfromfarmtoplate. honeybee AYEAR ON WORTH OF SAVE The world’s colonies SUPPLIES VEGETABLES WATER most popular died offpesticide kills bees! last year. WE CURRENTLY PUT FOR EVERY10 kcal 1 kcal awn careoffossilfuelenergy Watering the Economic value of honeybee lawn accounts pollination services range between into our for 50-75% of a $10 billion and $15 billion annually. wofeengeregyt Morethan40 billion dollars home’s water Gardens use use during the 66% less is spent on l water than food system as food. in NorthAmerica each year. summer. lawns. U.S. Acres of Irrigated Land (in millions) Orchards, vineyards, nut treesAlfalfa Lawns waste Nearly 100% ofandalfalfa Soybeans 4.1 SUGGESTED PLANTS: 50%ofoutdoor waterviadropmixtures 5.3 Hoof1mdp0oeeltoslpaitwamerisrcsnfeiaeaadrcsrnmesrdetesahtrpoynseenpddniaotcdhfmaoeeblnriliroytlcillruiluaooisznwpneestsn.rssof water due to irrigation hits its 6.2 Bush Beans chard misdirection & mark. Peppers radishes overspray. Corn Tomatoes Cabbage 9.7 Lettuce Beets Carrots Lawn 40.5 marigolds Zucchini squash Sources:CNBC,Green&HealthyHomes Initiative, Inhabitat and EntomologyToday

US PRISON SYSTEM PUTS ENVIRONMENTBEHIND BARS Prisons are industrial warehouses that operate factories directly on the property,sewage management and power plants; an environmental justice nightmare. There are more than Between 1990 and 2009 the number of Americans in private2.4 MILLION prisons increased by about 1,600%people behind bars in America as you read this. WATER CONTAMINATION IN PRISONS NATIONWIDE. “Prisons function like a small city packed into one building.”= PRISONER 2007: 17 states including AL, GA, IN, MA, MD, HEALTH DAMAGE OH and WA, water contamination inFor years in the Kern Valley State prisons and the surrounding communities Prison in California, had been reported to cause problems 4,800 including illness and various environmental violations.inmates drank water tainted with Facilities in Alabama were dumping nearlyarsenic, a chemical scientists 2X the amount of allowable raw sewage—have linked to cancer. including human waste and toxic PRISON chemicals—into the state’s waterways,ECOLOGY PROJECT endangering both human and currently raising aquatic life.$15,000 13to put together a database of the Colorado prisons are in environmental impact of all U.S. contaminated areas. correctional facilities.Sources: CityLab.com, Legacy.decaturdaily.com, Prison Ecology Project

AT H L E TA We all live in a world of limited resources. We all have a responsibility to think about the impact of our choices on our planet. 3.8 =BILLION 15 % USA Textile Recycling Industrylbs. of post-consumer textile of ALL post-consumer waste is recycled each year textile waste removes 85% 95% 2.5of all post-consumer clothes thrown out with BILLION textile waste goes domestic waste could be lbs. of post-consumer in our landfills re-worn, reused, recycled textiles from the waste stream each year and creates more than 17,000 JOBS80% of our materials will be made with sustainable fibers including organic cotton, recycled polyester and recycled nylonLYCRA XTRA-LIFE FIBER makes our swimsuits last 5X longer ORGANIC COTTON ANNUAL SAVINGS (potential savings compared to conventional cotton) 218 CO2 288.7 MILLION KW BILLION LITERS 92.5 of energy of water MILLION kg of CO2SOURCEShttp://www.weardonaterecycle.orghttp://aboutorganiccotton.orghttp://www.athleta.net/2017/01/28/making-an-impact-sustainability/http://www.athleta.net/2017/04/22/our-2020-goals-working-today-for-a-more-sustainable-tomorrow/

CONSERVE WATER, EAT VEGAN!By 2025 there will 50% of allbe 1.8 billion the water used in the United States goes topeople living with raising animals for absolute water food scarcity In one year,2400It takes more than gallons America producedof water to produce 1 pound of steak 26 billion = pounds of beef244It takes more than gallons of water to produce It took roughly1 pound of tofu 65 trillion = gallons of water1 hambuger uses 2 months worth to produce that beefof shower water =400The average home uses gallons of water perday for all household activities = ONE PERSON GOING VEGAN SAVES OVER1.3 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER YEAR https://www.treehugger.com/green-food/from-lettuce-to-beef-whats-the-water-footprint-of-your-food.html https://www.vegsoc.org/document.doc?id=524

THE BP OIL SPILL Facts and figures about one of the biggest environmental disasters of the decade. = 1,000 gallons of oil 12%60,000 By 2014, 12 percent of the browngallons/day pelicans in the area affected by theU.S. government officials believed the spill had been wiped out.volume of oil escaping the damagedwell peaked at more than 60,000 30%barrels per day. BP estimated that therate peaked at 1,000 barrels per day. By 2014, 30 percent of the laughing gulls in the area affected by the spill had been wiped out. 4,900,000 barrels of oil1,100 miles 800,000Oil and tar balls made landfall on the barrels of oilbeaches of Mississippi, Alabama andFloriday. An estimated 1,100 miles 0(1,770 km) of shoreline were polluted. barrels of oil April 2014 16% By July 12, 83 days after the spill, an Coast Guard cleanup patrols ul- estimated 4,900,000 barrels of oil timately drew to a close in Mis- had leaked into the gulf. Only about sissippi, Alabama and Florida in 800,000 barrels had been captured – June 2013. But Louisiana wasn’t about 16 percent. cleaned up until April 2014.In November 2012, BP reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to plead guilty to 14 criminal charges. The agreement carried penalties and fines amounting to more than $4.5 billion. $1.26 billion $2.4 billion $350 millionto a discretionary fund overseen by to the National Fish and to the National Academy the Department of Justice Wildlife Foundation of Sciences Information courtesy of Encyclopedia Britannica



THE END OF AIR POLLUTIONWHO IS AT RISK? In 2012, 7 MILLION people died as a result of airPeople with People with Infants & pollutionlung diseases heart diseases children 1 in 10 deaths is attributed to air pollutionTHE SHIFT TO CLEANER AIRFrom 1980 to 2016 there was a... With a 7 percent 6.5 99% 73% increase in energy 3.3 related investment, the world could cut air pollution mortality from about 6.5 million to 3.3 million in 2040.decrease in lead decrease in Carbon dioxide emissionsemissions Drive less WHAT CAN be smart Support responsibleDriving is one of the YOU products and policiesbiggest sources of air DO ABOUT IT? Change our industries pollution Implementing renewable solutions ex: windmills

Copenhagen’s Ambition to Become theFirst Carbon Neutral Capital byNo matter the weather... 2025 Biking Heating and Cooling 9 10out of Danes own a bike 98% of the city’s buildings are heated by the 4 10out of Danes own a car district heating network, the world’s 62% of Copenhageners bike to work/school largest! Heat Networks Capture and redistribute heat that would otherwise be wasted The surplus heat produced by electricity generating stations, factories, server farms and public transport networks is funnelled into the network Lower carbon emissions Lower fuel consumption Save money Trash Copenhagen’s District Cooling System Draws cool water from the city’s harbor to pre-chill water for2 incineration plants. The newest featuring a visually buildings with large cooling loads appealing plant design as a ski slope, located Reduces electricity consumption by 80% compared to in the city in order to use Copenhagen’s energy- conventional air-conditioning efficient district heating system. Recycling Biomass Set to open in 2020, the newest plant will run A new initiative for Copenhageners to sort their organic waste! on fossil-fuel free biomass Use green kitchen baskets and biodegradbale bags for food scraps, Powered by wood pellets sourced from waste coffee grounds and eggshells wood that would otherwise rot and emit Copenhagen’s methane target is to sort and recycle 45% of the city’s household waste by 2018 reduction in sulfur Denmark’s Wind Energy dioxide emissions Denmark is heading In 2017, 45% of99.5% 90%and Denmark’s electrical 60%towards wind energy! reduction in nitrous oxide consumption comes compared to the old plant from wind turbines http://www.cycling-embassy.dk/facts-about-cycling-in-denmark/statistics/ http://www.cycling-embassy.dk/2017/06/01/new-figures-cycling-copenhagen-break-record/ https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/oct/26/incinerator-copenhagen-waste-plant-bjarke-ingels-ski-slope http://www.c40.org/case_studies/98-of-copenhagen-city-heating-supplied-by-waste-heat https://stateofgreen.com/en/profiles/state-of-green/news/all-citizens-in-copenhagen-to-sort-their-organic-waste https://stateofgreen.com/en/profiles/state-of-green/news/denmark-is-heading-towards-60-wind-energy

% million of household waste is turned into energy through99 ofall 2.3tons burning each yearhousehold waste 1.3million of waste are imported andis recycled in tons burned to produce energysome way each yearSwedenis the most sustainable country in the world... Some buildings 50%of 10million people like Stockholm waste live in SwedenCentral Station use is burned to a concept called produce energy “passive houses” 300Recycling stations must be m from any residential area which heats a building usingpeople’s body heat

HoneyProtect our... bees % of our food crop is80 pollinated by honey bees50-100honey bees visit $20honey bees pollinate Billion of U.S. Crops every yearflowers each trip 1/3honey bee’s of honeycan increase bees havea plant’s how you died in the fruit yeild past few years can help%350 learn how to be a beekeeper plant organic plants and flowersno chemicals in your home or gardenssupport local sustainable argriculture

the SUSTAINABILITY of TEAof TEA come from2,200,000 CIKnehdniniyaaa,&,4 TMiOllNioSnT O N S each year. of tea is produced around the world each year. 60%OVER of tea plantation workers suffer from respiratory disease from ingesting pesticides used on the tea crop.1/3 CENTPlantation workers are paid The CCarrebaotneFdoboytprint of a 60 Miles of Driving to pick enough tea to in an Average Car80 TEA BAGSfill the equivalent of = 4 Mugsof Tea with Milk