The average woman
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Women’s Health Magazine has this great staple in their publication called “The Average Woman”. Last year, they dedicated their April 2008 issue to all things “environmental”. We have a huge stack of newspaper and magazine clippings collected from over the years and thought this deserved to be reproduced it in its entirety. (Note: This is an American publication so these are American statistics.)
NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO RESOLVED TO BE GREENER THIS YEAR: 3 in 4
The Average Woman’s (AW) thoughts on the eco movement: “I’m happy that saving the planet is finally in vogue”.
Percentage of women who think pollution and global warming are bigger threats than terrorism: 70
Percentage of men who agree: 56
Top three ways in which the AW does her part for the environment:
- Recycles daily
- Carries a reusable water bottle
- Uses compact fluroescent (CFL) light bulbs
Amount that would be saved in annual energy costs if every American used just one CFL bulb at home: $600 million
Year incandescent bulbs will start disappearing from store shelves – by law: 2012
The AW’s top eco-celeb: AL GORE
Percentage of women who’ve read or watched An Inconvenient Truth: 24
Of those, percentage of women who’ve become more eco-active as a result: 64
Percentage of women who say they were eco-activists long before Leonardo DiCaprio was: 17
Eco-term the AW isn’t confident she could define: CARBON OFFSETS (They’re steps taken to counteract the amount of carbon dioxide contributed to the atmosphere.)
Percentage of women who have eco-guilt (i.e. feel bad about harming the planet): 70
ENVIRO-SIN THE AW WOULD MISS MOST: Colouring her hair
Runners-up: LONG SHOWERS and BUBBLE BATHS
Percentage of earth’s water the AW thinks is safe for humans to drink: 5 or more
Actual percentage: less than 1
The AW’s preferred method of water conservation: Showering with her honey
Percentage of women who dry their sheets on a clothesline: 25
Of those, percentage who also hang their undies in the backyard: 87
Perk of using a clothesline: It saves $85 and 1,079 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year
Why the AW makes planet-friendly decisions: “a better future” (Cue, “We Are the World,” please)
ECO FUN (as prescribed by Women’s Health Magazine and us!)
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