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What is Earth Force?

Earth Force, Inc. was founded nationally in 1994 by the Pew Charitable Trust to address the fact that in the coming decades, the public will more frequently be called upon to understand complex environmental issues, assess risk, and evaluate proposed environmental plans. Our mission is to engage youth as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and into the future.

How is Earth Force Unique?

Earth Force programs are unique in that we help youth think like scientists and act like citizens. Through Earth Force, young people practice civic engagement skills and develop the motivation to become life-long leaders in addressing environmental and community issues. They do this, not by passive learning, but by actively solving real environmental problems in their own communities.

Who is a part of Earth Force?

Each year, Earth Force's growing network of teachers, community organizations, individuals, and other partners help more than 18,000 youth from all walks of life become leaders in their schools and communities in making positive change. With more than 300 projects annually, Earth Force kids have accomplished everything from cleaning up neighborhoods and starting recycling programs, to addressing policy issues with their local governments resulting in long-term changes.

Some Earth Facts

• Every ton of recycled office paper saves 380 gallons of oil.
• About 1% of U.S. landfill space is full of disposable diapers, which take 500 years to decompose.
• Energy saved from one recycled aluminum can will operate a TV set for 3 hours, and is the equivalent to half a can of gasoline.
• Glass produced from recycled glass instead of raw materials reduces related air pollution by 20%, and water pollution by 50%.
• Americans use 50 million tons of paper annually -- consuming more than 850 million trees.
• Homeowners use up to 10 times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers.
• By turning down your central heating thermostat one degree, fuel consumption is cut by as much as 10%.
• Insulating your attic reduces the amount of energy loss in most houses by up to 20%.
• Enough glass was thrown away in 1990 to fill the Twin Towers (1,350 feet high) of New York's World Trade Center every two weeks.
• One ton of carbon dioxide that is released in the air can be prevented by replacing every 75 watt light bulbs with energy efficient bulbs.
• Many banks lent large sums of money to developing nations. In order to pay those debts plus interest many nations have turned to the mining of their natural resources as a source of financial aid.
• Every day 40,000 children die from preventable diseases.
• The public transportation that we have is a wreck. The U.S. continues to promote and invest in private car travel rather than public transportation.
• The human population of the world is expected to be nearly tripled by the year 2100.
• A three percent annual growth rate will result in the doubling of consumption and production of food and other products in 25 short years. The amount of motor vehicles that are expected to be operated will increase 15 million a year until at least 2010.
• The world's per capita grain production has been on the downfall since 1985 despite the use of fertilizers and pesticides.

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