Remember These 12 Facts November 2nd

 Environmental Defense Action Fund
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20009
Please remember to vote on November 2, and please – vote your planet!

Sincerely,
Sam Parry
Director, Online Membership and Activism

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12 Environmental Facts to Keep in Mind on Election Day

389 – The concentration in parts per million of carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, in the earth's atmosphere today.

38 – Percent increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration since the industrial revolution.

18 – Number of countries that have set all-time heat records so far in 2010.

82 – Percent decline in U.S. corn, cotton, and soybean production possible under current warming scenarios.

1 – Rank of 2010 so far as the hottest year on record (tied with 1998).

16 – Estimated number of Exxon Valdez-sized spills it would take to equal the amount of oil spilled into the Gulf after the BP Blowout.

4,342 – Total number of oiled birds collected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Gulf Coast region.

$68.5 million – Amount spent by Big Oil and its special interests allies this year on TV ads designed to elect pro-polluter candidates.

$514 million – Amount spent on lobbying and advertising by big polluters to stop the Senate from passing global warming legislation.

23,000 – Number of Americans whose lives will be saved in 2010 alone because of the Clean Air Act, according to EPA estimates.

232 – Number of toxic chemicals found in the umbilical cord of tested newborn babies in the U.S.

1 – The number of votes it takes to decide a close election.

Sources:

• http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/
• http://co2now.org/ 
• http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.
  html?entrynum=1659 
• http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/08/hl-full.htm 
• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618143950.htm
• http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/crop-yields-could-wilt-heat/
• http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=global&year=2010&
  month=9
• http://www.nwf.org/Oil-Spill/Effects-On-Wildlife/Compare-Exxon-
  Valdez-and-BP-Oil-Spills.aspx 
• http://www.restorethegulf.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/
  Consolidated%20Wildlife%20Table%20102710.pdf
• http://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/2010/10/
  bigoilmoney.html
• http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2010/08/31/
  the-changing-climate-for-environmental-legislation.html 
• http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/climate_law_institute/
  legislating_for_a_new_climate/pdfs/SavetheCleanAirAct.pdf 
• http://ewg.org/minoritycordblood/home

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