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Green Barbeques: By the Numbers
- 250 pounds per year: The amount of CO2 you'd save by cutting your beef consumption by one quarter.
- 3,000 pounds per year: The amount of CO2 saved by becoming a vegetarian.
- 60 million: The number of Americans who fire up the grill during summer holidays.
- 225,000 metric tons: The amount of CO2 released by these celebrations.
- 75 percent: U.S. households who own at least one barbecue.
- 11 pounds per hour: The amount of CO2 generated by a charcoal grill.
- 6 pounds per hour: The amount of CO2 emitted by a propane grill.
- 13 pounds per year: The amount of CO2 saved by letting your leftovers cool to room temperature before putting them in the refrigerator.
Sources:: Ready, Set, Green: Eight Weeks to Modern Eco-Living, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sierra Club
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