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TRUE COST OF 1 COTTON T-SHIRT Water: 570 gallons (47% irrigation) Energy: 8 kWh (machines), grams fuel Emissions: No x, SO 2, CO, CO 2, N 2 O, and many volatile compounds Toxins: 1-3g pesticides, heavy metals (dyes) Child Labor: 17 countries, 50 cents/day Tax Cheat: Most Companies Human Rights: Most Companies
NON-VIOLENT REVOLUTION NUMBERS US Population Roughly 320 Million 112M voted, roughly an equal number did not vote This means that 30% of the eligible votes – fewer in many instances – are electing extremists today 110M at or near poverty level 80M “Cultural Creatives” 30M mid-late career unemployed 20M new graduates unemployed Lots of over-lap. Bottom line: half to two-thirds of the voters are fed up; of those half again are awake to the possibility of a non-violent revolution
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