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Some facts you may not be aware of:
Though the U.S. accounts for only 5% of the world's population,
Americans consume 26% of the world's energy.
U.S. residents consume almost 9 times more electricity
per person than the average consumption for the rest of the world.
Fossil fuels (such as coal) are depleted at a rate
that is 100,000 times faster than they are formed.
Residential appliances, including heating and cooling equipment and water heaters,
consume 90% of all residential energy in the USA.
Worldwide 2 billion people currently live without electricity.
It is the time to focus on what we, as fellow stewards of our planet, need from it!
Americans consume 26% of the world's energy.
U.S. residents consume almost 9 times more electricity
per person than the average consumption for the rest of the world.
Fossil fuels (such as coal) are depleted at a rate
that is 100,000 times faster than they are formed.
Residential appliances, including heating and cooling equipment and water heaters,
consume 90% of all residential energy in the USA.
Worldwide 2 billion people currently live without electricity.
It is the time to focus on what we, as fellow stewards of our planet, need from it!
