AMERICANAIRLINES - AMERICANEAGLE
TRENDSFORTHEMODERNTRAVELER
OCTOBER1, 2007
EllenPompeoExplainsBoston’sMassAppeal
THEGREEN ISSUE
Trailblazers in thespotlight
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What you cando
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The stateof our
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Thirty-six states anticipatewater shortagesby2016.
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TheCO
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oneU.S. citizen generates in fourmonths canbeoffset by 10 trees.
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The removable roof rackona car can reduce
fuel economybyasmuchas 5percent.
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Thenumber of oil spills in theUnited States decreased from8,177 in 1990 to 3,897 in 2004.
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For every tonofpaperwe recycle,
we save 17 trees and create 74percent less air pollution.
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A typical U.S. household generates 45,000pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year.
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A familyof four using low-flow showerheads insteadof full-flowmodels can
save about 20,000 gallons ofwater per year.
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Six times asmanyplasticwater bottleswere thrown away in theUnited States in 2004 as in 1997.
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A standardAmericanyard canproduce enoughvegetables for a familyof six.
