July 2008 | On Our Radar

What Counts?

Compiled by Jenny Rough

120,000 Number of earthworms at the luxury Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa (the worms turn organic waste into fertilizer for the grounds).

60 Percent of Americans who cut back their summer vacation plans due to gas prices.

1 in 519 Number of households that received a foreclosure filing in April 2008.

27.5 Million Number of Americans on food stamps (that’s 1 in 11, and 41 percent are from working families).

50 Percent chance Lake Mead (a key source of water for millions of people) will run dry by 2021.

37 Number of feet the largest container ships can go on a gallon of fuel (if the shipping industry were a country, it would be number seven in carbon emissions).

63 Percent of business schools that offer courses on environmental sustainability in 2007 (up from 34 percent in 2001).

Sources: Newsweek magazine, RealtyTrac’s US Foreclosure Market Report, Discover Financial Services survey, USA Today, Science Daily, Aspen Institute’s “Beyond Grey Pinstripes” report.

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