By the Numbers

08/12/2008

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
Abraham Lincoln

The summer 2008 issue of Yes! Magazine included some interesting numbers in a section called "The Page That Counts" as well as elsewhere in that issue. Here are some of them...

Percentage of plastic bags that end up in the trash: 99
Percent reduction of plastic bag use in Ireland after the government started taxing bags: 95

Number of days workers' paid vacation or other leave mandated by the U.S. government: 0
Number of other developed countries that have no paid leave requirement: 0

Number of dollars U.S. government spends annually on renewable energy research: 1.5 billion
Number of dollars of revenue Exxon/Mobil generates in one day: 1 billion

Annual U.S. military spending per capita in 2008: $2,381
Annual U.S. non-military foreign aid per capita in 2008: $78

Exchange Resource on Numbers

The Exchange curriculum guide, More than Numbers: Mathematical Thinking in the Early Years, offers curriculum ideas for teachers and family child care providers. Exchange also offers resource books on science: The Wonder of It: Exploring How the World Works; art: Drawing with Children; and social development: Connecting: Friendship in the Lives of Young Children.

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