The Truth About Green Activism & Environmental Groups

   

Angry Green Giant

 

Published on Oct 12, 2014

RECYCLING:

http://listverse.com/2013/01/27/10-ways-recycling-hurts-the-environment/

LEAFLETS:

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/green-guide/buying-guide/paper/environmental-impact/

COMPUTERS:

Waste: http://www.electronicstakeback.com/wp-content/uploads/Facts_and_Figures_on_EWaste_and_Recycling.pdf

-Cost to third world countries:
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/dec/14/toxic-ewaste-illegal-dumping-developing-countries

The global volume of electronic waste is expected to grow by 33% in the next four years, when it will weigh the equivalent of eight of the great Egyptian pyramids.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1300412

-STICKERS, PLACARDS

Plastic in landfills takes many thousands of years to biodegrade.

500 years: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-06-20-plastic-bag-britain_N.htm
1000 years: http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_gunther_plastic.fortune/

http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/how-long-does-it-take-for-plastics-to-biodegrade.htm

-RUBBER BRACELETS:

http://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/education/ask/?quid=950

MAKING T-SHIRTS:
The Water Footprint

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mattias-wallander/the-lifecycle-of-a-tshirt_b_887133.html

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB123483638138996305

-RALLIES

Carbon footprint to get to rallies, demonstrations, etc.:
http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/

PEOPLE NO IMPACT ON GOVT:

Study reveals that average citizens wield minimal political power
http://dailyprincetonian.com/news/2014/04/study-reveals-that-average-citizens-wield-minimal-political-power/

CEO CHARITY SALARIES
http://www.charitywatch.org/hottopics/Top25.html

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