Thursday, March 14, 2013 April 22, 2013 is the 43rd Earth Day.
Courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau, here’s some stunning stats
about how energy use and the environment in America. In
recognition of the 43rd Earth Day (April 22, 2013) and
accompanying Earth Week (April 16-22), the U.S. Census Bureau
released a series of statistics relating to energy and the
environment on Tuesday. We've collected them and have them
below. Fun fact: Earth Day was created by Wisconsin senator
Gaylord Nelson in 1970 after the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill
that dumped 100,000 barrels of crude into the Santa Barbara
Channel off of California. The first Earth Day in 1970 led to
the creation of the EPA and laws like the Clean Air and
Endangered Species acts, and the day of recognition is still
going strong. Here's that data: Estimated number of occupied
housing units across the country heated by wood in 2011, which
is more than 2.0 percent … Friday, March 8, 2013 Eye-opening
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