Environment Facts Generator

• [Environment fact 1] Tossing food waste (like banana or orange peels) in nature is often detrimental to the environment and should be disposed of properly. Tossing food waste onto the ground, even if it’s “biodegradable” can be really bad for the environment and defies Leave No Trace practices. Even food that breaks down quickly doesn’t usually break down fast enough for a critter to get to and can attract wildlife to areas they aren’t accustomed to (or feed them things they’re not supposed to have).

  Environment, Foodsource

• [Environment fact 2] All the 360 kgs of lunar soil samples brought back from the Apollo missions have now rusted after corroding their vacuum bottle seals and being exposed to water and oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.

  Environment, Spacesource

• [Environment fact 3] The Lake Karachay in Russia was long used as a radioactive waste dump, and it is one of the most polluted places on the planet. Standing on its shore for just an hour would give you a lethal dose of radiation.

  Environment, Naturesource

• [Environment fact 4] Mawlynnong, a village of about 500 people in the state of Meghalaya, India is one of the cleanest places in all of Asia, with a total ban on polythene bags and smoking. It also has a functioning Matrilineal Society.

  Environment, Placessource

• [Environment fact 5] Several high school friends formed the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America (CEPTIA) in 1968, which eventually led to laws banning pay toilets in several states.

  Environment, Lawsource

• [Environment fact 6] Electricity generated in Switzerland is 56% from hydroelectricity and 39% from nuclear power, resulting in a nearly CO2 free electricity-generating network.

  Environment, Placessource

• [Environment fact 7] There is a floating island called "Spiral Island" in Mexico that was destroyed by Hurricane Emily in 2005. It was rebuilt in 2008 and is made of plastic.

  Environment, Placessource

• [Environment fact 8] Mexican jumping beans are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth. The beans “jump” when heated because of the larva spasms in an attempt to roll the seed to a cooler environment to avoid dehydration and consequent death.

  Environment, Plantssource

• [Environment fact 9] If you flush a toilet with the lid up, germs will still be in the air 90 minutes later.

  Disease, Environmentsource

• [Environment fact 10] Pollster and media strategist Frank Luntz wrote a paper on how to effectively wage war on environmental science. After big gains by environmentalists in the 1970s, corporate interests colluded to fight back using propaganda techniques (front groups, public relations, think tanks, etc). Into the 90s their big battle was against the science of global warming, and Luntz basically wrote the playbook for how to deny, obfuscate, spin, and reframe the debate.

  Corporation, Environmentsource

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