Pearce, a longtime editor for New Scientist, who is now an environmental consultant for the magazine, calculates that it takes 40 gallons of water to grow the ingredients for the bread in a single sandwich, not to mention 265 gallons to produce a glass of milk and 800 gallons for a hamburger. And that's just what's for lunch. Don't get him started on what you wear to this water-rich feast. Even a simple cotton T-shirt bearing some hopeful green slogan like "Save the Bay" is a huge water user. Pearce figures it takes 25 bathtubs-full of water to grow the scant 9 ounces of cotton for such a shirt.
I always knew that the single largest positive environmental impact any person can make is to become a vegetarian, but I never thought about the water involved in growing cotton for clothing. Makes the 4.5 gallons of water wasted when letting the water run while brushing your teeth seem minor. Nonetheless, seems stupid to let it run. It also takes 650 gallons of water just to make a pound of cheddar cheese!
And I love that this restaurant wouldn't let this family come back after they continually wasted food at the all-you-can-eat-buffet. We've all taken more than we could possibly eat from a buffet, but you'd think the parents would want to instill a little restraint in their kids piling food on their plates: Family Kicked Out of Buffet Restaurant.
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