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everything we consume be it a hamburger
or a webpage places a certain amount of
demand on the planets natural resources
taking together all these things make up
your environmental impact sometimes
expressed as your eco footprint welcome
to watchmojo.com it we’re counting down
the five most fascinating facts that you
probably didn’t know about your impact
on the environment these facts are just
a small glimpse on a vast and
complicated topic and we’ve deliberately
avoided facts about recycling as that’s
a list for another day recycling I can
handle today
number five greener more efficient
energy sources may only increase
consumption okay so this is more of a
theory than a fact but it’s really
compelling so we’re including it let’s
say you get a more energy-efficient car
you naturally think great now I can
drive more and so you end up driving
more thereby reducing or even negating
the energy savings or maybe you say
great I’ve saved so much money on gas
now I can take a trip to Europe and poof
all your savings are gone these are
examples of what’s called the rebound
effect or Jevons paradox counteracting
the rebound effect is very difficult
since exponential growth is essential to
a capitalist economy as a reaction an
ideological movement called D growth has
developed based on the idea of
deliberately shrinking the economy you
know you shrunk it just tell me you
shrunk it number four
your wardrobe has its own footprint
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this sweater there is no better little
thing I wish said that she never gave
much thought to what it takes to create
your clothes according to Levi’s a
single pair of jeans will use 3000
liters or 790 gallons of water in its
lifecycle roughly half of that is Levi’s
growing and process in the cotton and
half is you cleaning them over and over
again conventional cotton by the way is
one of the most pesticide intensive
crops on the planet also it’s estimated
that over a hundred thousand tons of
textile dyes find their way past water
treatment facilities and into waterways
and oceans every year synthetic
materials like nylon and polyester can
release greenhouse gases and heavy
metals into the atmosphere
choosing organically grown natural
fibers is probably your best bet it goes
back to the way we used to do things you
know we goes back to using the just the
natural products that we have I want to
make sure that I you know I’ll leave the
land in good shape and then it will
continue to produce crops to feed and
clothe the world
number three your electric car may
actually run on coal since then be sold
as oil fortune converted himself from a
finding a renewable clean burning fuel
you can charge up your Tesla and feel
good that you aren’t spewing nasty
exhaust everywhere while you carpool to
work but where is your electricity
coming from coal is still the u.s. as a
major source of electricity while only
13% of the country’s electricity comes
from renewable resources the story in
the UK is roughly the same but if you
manage to find a provider of renewable
energy or create your own then you’re
good to go
the power of the Sun
in the palm of my hand number two even
your corpse pollutes and we must always
be on guard for the mystery via slip
drift even the slightest hint of teeth
can be disastrous you cannot have grief
tragically becoming comedy the Center
for Disease Control in the u.s. says we
have about 219 toxic chemicals in our
bodies just hanging out then we die and
they go back into the environment in one
form or another if you are cremated
they’ll go into the air in fact it’s
been estimated that 16 percent of the
mercury emissions in the UK come from
cremated dental fillings all right is
cavity time if you are buried you’ll be
slathered and makeup and pumped full of
formaldehyde which is also pretty toxic
but artists jae-rim lee is experimenting
with a burial suit that is inoculated
with spores and mushrooms which would be
able to eat your body and break down the
toxins they’re in and believe it or not
a few people have offered to donate
their bodies to the project to be eaten
by mushrooms number one you can reduce
your impact by 90 percent or more
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ecovillages are communities created with
the goal of social environmental
economic and cultural sustainability
dancing rabbit is one such community in
Missouri USA they aim to live on 10% of
the resources that the average American
lives on far from living a life of
poverty though they seem to be perfectly
happy they build homes from locally
sourced natural materials plant gardens
instead of lawns use solar energy share
vehicles and use compost and toilets
which is just a little goofy like think
about all the people in the world who
still don’t have access to potable water
and we are over here pooping in it
moving out of the city and into a whole
new social structure it may not be for
everybody but there are probably lessons
that everybody can take from eco
villages like this when we’re not out
saving the environment we’re thinking of
you naked 5 deep and tofu so what do you
think what are you doing to reduce your
environmental impact don’t leave that
there stub three refills with proof of
purchase seal
more eco-friendly top tens and wildly
unsustainable top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com people if we
meet this week’s quota I’ll take you to
the most duct filled pond you ever sat
by
you
[Music]
everything we consume be it a hamburger
or a webpage places a certain amount of
demand on the planets natural resources
taking together all these things make up
your environmental impact sometimes
expressed as your eco footprint welcome
to watchmojo.com it we’re counting down
the five most fascinating facts that you
probably didn’t know about your impact
on the environment these facts are just
a small glimpse on a vast and
complicated topic and we’ve deliberately
avoided facts about recycling as that’s
a list for another day recycling I can
handle today
number five greener more efficient
energy sources may only increase
consumption okay so this is more of a
theory than a fact but it’s really
compelling so we’re including it let’s
say you get a more energy-efficient car
you naturally think great now I can
drive more and so you end up driving
more thereby reducing or even negating
the energy savings or maybe you say
great I’ve saved so much money on gas
now I can take a trip to Europe and poof
all your savings are gone these are
examples of what’s called the rebound
effect or Jevons paradox counteracting
the rebound effect is very difficult
since exponential growth is essential to
a capitalist economy as a reaction an
ideological movement called D growth has
developed based on the idea of
deliberately shrinking the economy you
know you shrunk it just tell me you
shrunk it number four
your wardrobe has its own footprint
[Music]
this sweater there is no better little
thing I wish said that she never gave
much thought to what it takes to create
your clothes according to Levi’s a
single pair of jeans will use 3000
liters or 790 gallons of water in its
lifecycle roughly half of that is Levi’s
growing and process in the cotton and
half is you cleaning them over and over
again conventional cotton by the way is
one of the most pesticide intensive
crops on the planet also it’s estimated
that over a hundred thousand tons of
textile dyes find their way past water
treatment facilities and into waterways
and oceans every year synthetic
materials like nylon and polyester can
release greenhouse gases and heavy
metals into the atmosphere
choosing organically grown natural
fibers is probably your best bet it goes
back to the way we used to do things you
know we goes back to using the just the
natural products that we have I want to
make sure that I you know I’ll leave the
land in good shape and then it will
continue to produce crops to feed and
clothe the world
number three your electric car may
actually run on coal since then be sold
as oil fortune converted himself from a
finding a renewable clean burning fuel
you can charge up your Tesla and feel
good that you aren’t spewing nasty
exhaust everywhere while you carpool to
work but where is your electricity
coming from coal is still the u.s. as a
major source of electricity while only
13% of the country’s electricity comes
from renewable resources the story in
the UK is roughly the same but if you
manage to find a provider of renewable
energy or create your own then you’re
good to go
the power of the Sun
in the palm of my hand number two even
your corpse pollutes and we must always
be on guard for the mystery via slip
drift even the slightest hint of teeth
can be disastrous you cannot have grief
tragically becoming comedy the Center
for Disease Control in the u.s. says we
have about 219 toxic chemicals in our
bodies just hanging out then we die and
they go back into the environment in one
form or another if you are cremated
they’ll go into the air in fact it’s
been estimated that 16 percent of the
mercury emissions in the UK come from
cremated dental fillings all right is
cavity time if you are buried you’ll be
slathered and makeup and pumped full of
formaldehyde which is also pretty toxic
but artists jae-rim lee is experimenting
with a burial suit that is inoculated
with spores and mushrooms which would be
able to eat your body and break down the
toxins they’re in and believe it or not
a few people have offered to donate
their bodies to the project to be eaten
by mushrooms number one you can reduce
your impact by 90 percent or more
[Music]
ecovillages are communities created with
the goal of social environmental
economic and cultural sustainability
dancing rabbit is one such community in
Missouri USA they aim to live on 10% of
the resources that the average American
lives on far from living a life of
poverty though they seem to be perfectly
happy they build homes from locally
sourced natural materials plant gardens
instead of lawns use solar energy share
vehicles and use compost and toilets
which is just a little goofy like think
about all the people in the world who
still don’t have access to potable water
and we are over here pooping in it
moving out of the city and into a whole
new social structure it may not be for
everybody but there are probably lessons
that everybody can take from eco
villages like this when we’re not out
saving the environment we’re thinking of
you naked 5 deep and tofu so what do you
think what are you doing to reduce your
environmental impact don’t leave that
there stub three refills with proof of
purchase seal
more eco-friendly top tens and wildly
unsustainable top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com people if we
meet this week’s quota I’ll take you to
the most duct filled pond you ever sat
by
you
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