Petrol is a liqud, not a gas.

Myanmar, Liberia, and the United States are the only countries in the world that don’t use the metric system.

America uses more energy than China and Russia combined.

Furthermore, America makes up 5% of the world’s population, while consuming 23% of its energy.

Homes in Southern Europe, Latin American countries, Africa, Asia, the Arabic world, and all Persian Gulf countries are equiped with bidets.

Our assholes never get clean, but in the process, we use roughly 50 pounds of toilet paper a year per capita.  In asia, the per capita estimate is 4 pounds a year.

The reason for all these problems, and more, is that American corporations are not willing to invest in enterprises that force consumers to see a long term rate of return on their dollar.  Basically, I won’t buy a toilet that saves water and has a bidet because it is more expensive than a toilet that uses an excessive amount of water and forces me to use toilet paper.  I’ll just use the toilet paper because that’s what I’ve been doing for years, and I can afford to buy it now.  I won’t buy an energy efficient refrigerator because it’s too expensive and I don’t need it to keep my food fresh.

But what many people fail to recognize is that making a heavy investment now will result in a gradual decline in expenses and upkeep on the product in the future.  If I buy an expensive ecofriendly refrigerator now, I will use less energy in the future and ultimately save money while I save the environment and make our country look smarter and more savvy.

What we need to do-and I think this is what we will ultimately be forced to do-is be smart buyers that are willing to take risks instead of being complacent with cheaper, less efficient things.