Thursday, July 12, 2007

Bottled Water Information

Estimated amount of oil, in barrels, used to make the bottled-water containers sold in the U.S. last year: 16,000,ooo

Ratio of the amount of water used to make the containers to the amount of bottled water consumed: 2:1

Average number of liters of bottled water delivered to U.S. troops in Iraq eacxh day: 1,400,000
Source: Harper's Magazine August

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