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1. If everyone in the U.S. recycled their Sunday newspapers (including the comics), how many trees would we save every week?			"Today nearly 117 million citizens, over one-half of the U.S. population, rely on groundwater for their sole source of drinking water... It is no wonder that the discovery of groundwater contamination in every state across the country has generated great concern." -Velma Smith Environmental Action
10,000	200,000	Half a million trees
2. If each U.S. household lowered its average heating temperatures by 6 degrees (Fahrenheit) over a 24-hour period, we'd save the energy equivalent of how many barrels of oil?
500,000	105,000	60,000
3. If every commuter car carried just one more passenger each day, how many gallons of gasoline would be saved?
150,000	600,000	300,000
4.Making aluminum from recycled aluminum uses _________ % less energy than making aluminum from scratch.
20%	70%	90%
5.Every ton of recycled office paper saves how many gallons of oil?
105	380	1230
6.A simple device that can be attached to a home water faucet is a "low-flow faucet aerator." We would save how many gallons of water each day if every American home installed faucet aerators?
250 million	3 million	35,000
7.Americans receive almost 2 million tons of junk mail every year. How much of the average American's life is spent opening junk mail?
30 days	8 months	2 years
8.In six months, a leaky toilet wastes how many gallons of water?
4,000	15,000	45,000

Adapted from the book, "50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save the Earth".
The book is available for $5.00 by sending a check to the Natural Resources Defense
Council, 50 Simple Things, 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011.