Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Environment enlightenment:DYK

*One cup of fresh coffee needs 140 litres of water to produce

*The production of one kilogram of beef requires 16,000 litres of water 

*One litre of beer consumes less water (300 litres) than one litre of orange juice (850 litres) 

*A meat and dairy-based diet consumes about 5,000 litres of virtual water a day while 
a vegetarian diet uses about 2,000 litres 

*Agriculture worldwide accounts of over 85% of fresh water usage

  Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 one half to David Card University of California, Berkeley, USA...