Get your facts right Mr. Bush

By Shilpy Arora

“Prosperity in countries like India triggers increased demand for better Nutrition, which in turn leads to higher food prices” – says U.S. President George W Bush

You Guys (U.S. People):
• Constitute 5% of the world's population but consume 24% of the world's energy.

• On average, one American consumes as much energy as
o 2 Japanese
o 6 Mexicans
o 13 Chinese
o 31 Indians
o 128 Bangladeshis
o 307 Tanzanians
o 370 Ethiopians

• Eat 815 billion calories of food each day - enough to feed 80 millions

• Throw out 200,000 tons of edible food daily.

• Consume 159 gallon water daily, while more than half the world's population lives on 25 gallons.

• Destroyed 50% of wetlands, 90% of forests, and 99% of prairie in last two centuries.

• Feed 80% of the corn grown and 95% of the oats to livestock.

• Use 56% of available farmland for beef production and it takes 5,214 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef.

• Use as much commercial energy as 10 people in the developing world.

Other Facts
Our (rest of the world):

• 250 million people have died of hunger-related causes in the past quarter century — roughly 10 million each year.

• 1.7 billion people lack access to clean drinking water

• 25 million people are poisoned by pesticides in less developed countries, and over 20,000 die

• It takes an average of 25 gallons of water to produce a pound of wheat in modern Western farming systems.

But this old guy- President Bush has not gone through above facts. So the crux of the story is if u lack general knowledge u could be next U.S. President.