Read some interesting statistics from past issues:

August 2008
According to the Pickens Plan, the US imports 70% of our oil at a cost of $700 billion a year - four times the annual cost of the Iraq war.

July 2008
At current rates, pollution from the airline industry will increase 60% by 2025.

May 2007
On a flight from New York to Los Angeles, the average amount of CO2 produced is 1000 lbs. per person.

February 2007
Lindane, a seizure-causing neurotoxin used in shampoos that treat children with head lice, has been banned in over 50 countries. The US is not one of them.

October 2006
The US produces 23% of the world's total CO2 emissions.

August 2006
According to a new report published by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, at the request of Congress, the average surface temperature of Earth is the hottest it has been in at least 400 years.

May 2006
Over 60% of the oil consumed in the US is foreign. Over 30% of the record US trade deficit is attributed to imported energy costs.

February 2006
According to the EPA, Whole Foods Markets ranks second in the amount of power purchased from renewable (green) sources. The US Air Force is number 1.

December 2005
There are now over 100,000 synthetic chemicals on the market.

November 2005
ExxonMobile, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, BP America and Shell Oil USA combined to "earn" a record $25 billion in the 3rd quarter this year. The same quarter that gave us hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

September 2005
The number of category 4 and 5 hurricanes has nearly doubled in the last 35 years. Scientists attribute this change to a spike in ocean temperature due to global warming.

August 2005
In 2004, there were nearly 20,000 days of pollution-related closings or advisories at our nations beaches.

July 2005
According the Illinois EPA, approximately 3700 deaths are linked to air pollution in the greater metropolitan Chicago and East St. Louis areas each year.

June 2005
Lake Powell in Utah, fed by the Colorado River, has lost 50% of its capacity in the last 6 years alone.

May 2005
Running your gas powered lawn mower for 1 hour produces the same amount of emissions as driving your car for 100 miles.