United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), and Ten Amazing Facts for Earth Day

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8. The first owner of a Chevy Volt drove 12,000 miles in his first two years with the car and only used up 26 gallons of gas! That’s roughly 460 miles per gallon.

9. Since 1994, the number of farmers’ markets available to folks in the United States has increased by 8.7% per year. That rate is accelerating, up almost 14% per year since 2008.

Source: USDA.

10. Much has been made of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Not only have millions of species and indigenous peoples (who seem to live quite happily without taxing the earth) been eliminated, but the forest itself is a major source of oxygen for the planet. In 2012 Brazil announced that deforestation had reached its lowest levels ever — down 27% from the previous year.

The article 10 Amazing Facts for Earth Day originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Brian Stoffel.

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