there are more than 300 million people in America and each one of us consumes
even as children we use resources by age
even as children we use resources by age two and a half one toddler will have
two and a half one toddler will have
two and a half one toddler will have already consumed 420 pints of milk each
already consumed 420 pints of milk each
already consumed 420 pints of milk each pipe having traveled 100 miles to get to
pipe having traveled 100 miles to get to
pipe having traveled 100 miles to get to us during that time that same child will
us during that time that same child will
us during that time that same child will have used 3700 diapers which in turn
have used 3700 diapers which in turn
have used 3700 diapers which in turn needs 1898 pints of crude oil four and a
needs 1898 pints of crude oil four and a
needs 1898 pints of crude oil four and a half trees and 750 pounds of plastics to
half trees and 750 pounds of plastics to
half trees and 750 pounds of plastics to manufacture that’s just milk in diapers
manufacture that’s just milk in diapers
manufacture that’s just milk in diapers for one little baby so just imagine the
for one little baby so just imagine the
for one little baby so just imagine the resources the rest of our life requires
resources the rest of our life requires
resources the rest of our life requires what would it look like laid out in
what would it look like laid out in
what would it look like laid out in front of us
everything we eat everything would drink
everything we eat everything would drink all the water we flushed down the drain
all the water we flushed down the drain
all the water we flushed down the drain all the clothing we wear all the fuel we
all the clothing we wear all the fuel we
all the clothing we wear all the fuel we use and all the things we depend upon
use and all the things we depend upon
use and all the things we depend upon the average Americans lifetime
the average Americans lifetime
the average Americans lifetime consumption physically set up in one
consumption physically set up in one
consumption physically set up in one place revealed one extraordinary
place revealed one extraordinary
place revealed one extraordinary television event the human footprint
television event the human footprint
television event the human footprint hosted by Elizabeth Vargas premieres
hosted by Elizabeth Vargas premieres
hosted by Elizabeth Vargas premieres Sunday April 13th at 9:00 on NatGeo
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