US flag (sort of) - [wide 91 chars]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ the  united states  constitutes four per cent of the world
$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$ population * it is responsible for a quarter of all carbon
$$$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$$ dioxide emissions -  american citizens release more carbon
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ dioxide every year than any other nationality- the highest 
$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$ of any country in the world,and more than china, india and 
$$$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$$ japan combined  * americans use 50 million tonnes of paper
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ annually  -  consuming more than 850 million trees * there
$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$ are more than 200million cars and light trucks on american 
$$$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$$ roads * according to the fed. department of transportation
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ they use over 200 million gallons of petrol a day  * motor 
$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$ vehicles account for 56 per cent of  air  pollution in the 
$$$$ $$$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$$ united states  *  a study published in the  journal of the 
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ american medical association in 2002 concluded that people 
$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$ living in the heavily polluted metropolitan areas can have 
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ a 12 per cent increased risk of  dying of lung cancer than 
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ people in least polluted areas  *  32 of the 50 busiest us 
airports currently have plans to expand operations  *  every year us industries release at 
least 2.4 billion pounds of chemicals into the atmosphere * despite having just 2 per cent 
of known oil reserves, the us consumes 25 per cent of the world's oil production * sixteen 
percent of world oil production goes into american cars alone  * approximately 160 million 
people living in 32 us states live in regions with smog & soot levels considered dangerous 
to health  *  the new clear air interstate rule aims to cut sulphur dioxide by 73 per cent 
and nitrogen dioxide by 61 per cent in the next 10 years * around 50 million new cars roll 
off us assembly lines each year  * there are already more than 20 million four-wheel-drive 
vehicles on us roads  *  more than 1.5 million gallons of oil were spilt into us waters in 
2000 alone  * only 1 per cent of american travel is on public transport, an eighth of that 
in the united kingdom and an eighteenth of that in japan* as much as 5.99 tonnes of carbon 
dioxide is emitted per american per year,  compared with 0.31 tons per indian or 0.05 tons 
per bangladeshi * the us had 16 major oil spills between 1976 and 1989, whereas france had
six and the uk five * the average american citizen produces 864 kg of municipal waste each
year -  almost three times the quantity of rubbish produced annually by an italian * - mah


-- Based on an ascii-like image in 'Beckett exposes rift with US on global
   warming', The Independent, 13th June 2005.


-- 
Mark Hill

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