8/18/11
And a partridge and a pear tree
Planet Under Siege: Family Planning Critics Soon To See Global Population Reach 7,000,000,000 - Forbes: According to an illuminating piece by Kiera Butler and Dave Gilson in Mother Jones Magazine (“What’s Your Baby’s Carbon Footprint?” [April 28, 2008]) each American baby will consume in his/her lifetime at least “3.1 million pounds of CO2, 22,828,508 pounds of water waste, 16,372 pounds of yard waste… 7,249 pounds of food waste…s/he will eat 1,654 chickens, 74 turkeys, 25 pigs, 11 cows, 2 sheep…” and consume “1,870 barrels of petroleum…” as well as going through “3,800 disposable diapers” (this latter figure occurring during the first 30 months of life).
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