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Every person leaves an "ecological footprint" on the Earth, that amount of land which, assuming it is endowed with an average amount of resources, is necessary to sustain one human being indefinitely. The average American’s ecological footprint is about 12 acres, an area far greater than that taken up by one’s residence and place of school or work and other places where he or she is. Those 12 additional acres supply the average American with food, fiber, and other resources, as well as capacity for waster assimilation and disposal
Fossil energy use in the U.S. has increased from 20 to as much as 1,000-fold in just four decades. 92% of U.S. energy needs are provided by finite fossil fuels, with 6% of the total energy used for agricultural production. Approaching 2050, most of the oil and natural gas in the United States will be exhausted, and world supplies will be ever closer to depletion.
Water, essential for all life, may become a scarce resource. Even if water management is substantially improved, the 560 million Americans by 2060 will have only 700 gallons/day/capita, considered a minimum for all human needs. This assumes even distribution, which is not the case – much of our population and agricultural production is in arid and semi-arid regions.
Conventionally-grown cotton occupies only 3% of the world's farmland, but uses 25% of the world's chemical pesticides that cause devastation to our land, air, water and the health of people living in conventional cotton-growing areas. The simple act of growing and harvesting the one pound of cotton fiber needed to make a T-shirt takes an enormous toll.
Environmentaly awareness, lifestyle, and practice of renewable and sustainable resources will extend and may eventually replenish these precisous and limited resources.
Thus, HeadGearPlus Promotional Marketing, through its Eco-Friendly-Apparel product offering, allows you a wide selection of apparel, accessories, and merchandise items that support ecological and environmental objectives.
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