THOUGHTS -1998 was the warmest in over 1,200 years
WARM
-I n the last 40 years, the concentration of C02 in the
atmosphere increased by 17% -In the past 100 years:
-50% OF ALL GLACIAL ICE IN THE CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS HAS MELTED
-92% OF THE LEWIS GLACIER, KENYA'S LARGEST, HAS MELTED
-If glacial retreat continues at its current rate, parts of New York City will be under water by the year 2100
SCREWING MOTHER NATURE: PART I -NUMBER OF CURES FOUND BY GENE THERAPY AFTER 10 YEARS OF HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION: 0 -AT A HARVARD-AFFILIATED HOSPITAL IN BOSTON IN 1999, THREE OF THE SIX PATIENTS DIED AFTER GENE THERAPY -THOSE EXPERIMENTS HAVE SINCE BEEN SUSPENDED
SCREWING MOTHER NATURE: PART II -NUMBER OF ACRES WORLDWIDE PLANTED WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEED IN 1995: 0 -NUMBER OF ACRES WORLDWIDE PLANTED WITH GENETICALLY MODIFIED SEED IN 1999: 60 MILLION ~PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS WHO BELIEVE THERE ARE NO FOODS PRODUCED BY BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE US: 47%
-HUMANITY CURRENTLY USES 50% OF THE WORLD'S FRESH WATER -1.7 BILLION PEOPLE-ALMOST A THIRD OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION- LACK ACCESS TO A CLEAN AND SAFE WATER SUPPLY -AMERICANS SPEND NEARLY $2 BILLION ANNUALLY-MORE THAN HALF OF LEBANON'S GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT-FOR BOTILED WATER AND HOME TAP-WATER TREATMENT UNITS
