Fast Facts: Pollution Stats

232 million - approximate number of cars and light trucks currently on US highways

2.7 trillion - the amount of vehicle miles traveled in the US in 2006

160% - the increase in amount of miles driven since 1970 in the US alone

5% - the US's share of the world's population

45% - percentage the US contributes to global warming pollution through vehicle emissions

28% - percentage of US global warming pollution that comes from transportation

15 - number of state that have adopted CARB's global warming pollution standards on cars

Zero - number of federal bills that have been passed to cap and reduce America's vehicle and energy sources contributing to global warming

61 billion - number of kilowatt-hours of electricity consumed by US data centers (contributing to increased CO2 emissions) - equals the amount of electricity consumed by about 5.8 million average US households

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