15 houseplants for improving indoor air quality. Breathingearth - CO2, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-time. Infographic: United States of the Environment. In the spirit of two popular infographics that map out the best and worst of all 50 U.S. states — the United States of Awesome and the United States of Shame — MNN decided to see how each state shines or suffers in regard to environmental and public health.
Our "United States of the Environment" maps depict each state's No. 1 and No. 50 ranking for issues such as conservation, agriculture, energy efficiency, disease prevalence, pollution, natural resource availability and education, among others. Check out the two maps below, and see our list of states, stats and sources for more information. Sources for "good U.S. " map:Alabama: Lowest rate of alcohol abuse or dependence (U.S.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Alaska: Most wetlands (U.S. Geological Survey) Arizona: Most solar power potential (USA Today, National Climatic Data Center) Arkansas: Home of Buffalo River, first U.S. WATERLIFE - NFB. How Much Food is Eaten Around the World in One Week. Opening Our Eyes and Interpreting What We See. The Melander Family of Bargteheide, Germany For the Melander family, they spend 375.39 Euros or $500.07 per week for food. This is what they purchase: The Revis Family of North Carolina, United States For this family, they spend $341.98 per week on their grocery bill. Meet the Manzo Family of Sicily, Italy For the Manzo Family, they spend 214.36 Euros or $260.11 per week on food. The Casales Family of Cuernavaca, Mexico This family spends 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09 per week on their food purchases.
Meet the Sobczynscy Family of Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland This family spends 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27 for one weeks’ worth of food. The Ahmed Family of Cairo, Egypt The weekly food expenditure for this family is 387.85 Egyptian pounds or $68.53 and they purchased these items: The Ayme Family of Tingo, Ecuador For one week, their food expenditure is $31.55 and for this amount, they purchased these items: