1. Enviromercial
By: Abbey, Tucker, and Alana 

2. Did you know…
You can save 2,650 liters of
water monthly by
shortening your shower a
few minutes.

3. Only 2.5 percent of Earth’s water
supply is fresh water
OMG!
Water On Earth
Freshwater
Other

4. 70% of the freshwater is used for
crops

6. Because of certain government
regulations, most tap water is cleaner
than bottled water.

7. Did you know…..
Over 99% of all species that ever lived on earth
are now extinct.
RIP
Dodo Bird
T-Rex
Trilobite

9. 1 rainforest animal goes extinct every
15 minutes
That’s 3 every class period
And 24 every school day 

10. Of the 410 mammal species in the
USA….
80 are endangered.
(or 21%)

11. 12% of birds worldwide are either
threatened or extinct.

12. DID YOU KNOW?
• Dams block migration routes
of fish!
• In 2002 thousands of fish were
killed because of floods.
POOR
FISHY 

13. Wait, But What
About The
Plants!?!
Dams also affect
aquatic plant
growth!
And plants
are very
important!
Dams cause riverbeds
to deepen making it
hard for plants to grow!

14. Naturally sediments replenish
ecosystems through flowing
water
•But dams block sediments
so ecosystems don’t always
get replenished!

15. But don’t we need
dams?
•YES

16. DAMS HELP
PREVENT
FLOODS!

17. DID YOU KNOW?
• 54% of Americas forests are
owned by private individuals!

18. A large healthy tree could have about 2,000
leaves. During 60 years of its life, such a tree
could grow and shed approximately 3,600
pounds of leaves which return about 70 percent
of the nutrients to the soil.

19. Every one knows that trees are
constantly being chopped down. But
how often are they being planted?
About 4 million trees are
planted every single day!

20. The average American uses about 749 pounds of
paper every year. 95% of the houses built are
done using wood. That means the average
person uses about a 100-foot high, 16-inch
diameter tree each year in 5,000 everyday
products.

21. One mature tree absorbs
approximately 13 pounds of
carbon dioxide a year. For
every ton of wood a forest
grows, it removes 1.47 tons
of carbon dioxide and
replaces it with 1.07 tons of
oxygen.

22. Did you know?
The average person uses 47,000
pounds of minerals…
A Year
That’s over a million pounds
in an average lifespan
Or 2.5 Boeing 747s

23. There are 66 minerals needed to build
your average computer

24. The mining industry earns
$33,000,000,000
A year
Yet the miners are paid an average of
$30,000 to $50,000

25. The way to get the most
money out of an acre of land
is by mining it

26. All 50 states mine a material of some
sort

27. Did you know?
97% of the world’s vehicles operate on oil
That’s over 1 billion

28. Who obtains the most…
Coal – North America
Gas – USSR
Oil – Middle East

29. The United States uses 17 million
barrels of oil Every Day
That’s 119 million in a week
476 million in a month
And 6 billion, 205 million Every Year

30. The United States is home to 5% of
the world’s population…
Yet is responsible for 26% of the world’s energy
consumption

31. The average annual fuel cost in
2012…
was $1,793
That’s ¼ what an Average American spends on
meals every year

32. Bibliography
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33. Bibliography
Appenzeller, Tim “High Cost of Cheap Coal: The Coal Paradox” National Geographic
Web. 17 Apr. 2013
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“Water” Brainpop Web. 18 Apr. 2013
”Wind” Brainpop Web. 18 Apr. 2013
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“Humans and the Environment” Brainpop Web. 18 Apr. 2013
“Organic Food” Brainpop Web. 18 Apr. 2013
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Apr. 2013
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