2,000
The number times its own weight that CFL bulbs save in green house gases.
1,000
The amount in pounds of coal it takes to power a computer for one year if left on constantly.
714
Pounds of coal that is required to run a 100-watt light bulb 24 hours a day for a year.
1862.1
The production of pollutants in pounds by burning coal to power a 100-watt light bulb.
They are: Sulfur Dioxides (main cause of acid rain), Nitrogen Oxides (Cause of smog and acid rain) and Carbon Dioxides (Greenhouse gas, causing global warming). Burning coal also produces small amounts of every element on the periodic table, including radioactive ones.
200
Suggested number in million of refugees globally when being displaced by sea level rise, floods, droughts and famine if global warming is not slowed dramatically.
400
Number of U.S. mayors (representing 61 million Americans) who have signed the U.S. Mayors Protection Agreement pledging to meet or outperform the goals of the Kyoto protocol in their communities.
90
Percent decrease in global warming pollution required by 2050, according to scientists, in order to prevent the worst consequences of global warming.
3
The average annual production in tons of carbon dioxide by a Chinese citizen.
20
The average annual production in tons of carbon dioxide by a U.S. citizen.
1 million
The equivalent in million cars and its pollution we could take off the streets if every household in the U.S. would change just one Incandescent light bulb for an energy saving CFL bulb.
40
per cent of all food ready for harvest in the United States will never be eaten.
35
miles per U.S. gallon is the number that European cars now, without direct pressure from governments, achieve, compared with about 25 mpg in the U.S. (In America, Washington has agreed legislation which will force American cars to match Europe's achievement today by 2020.)
5
Number in $ for estimated price per gallon this year in the U.S.
10
Number in $ for current price per gallon in London, England.