Stay Married and Help The Earth
Americans alone spend over $3 billion annually on water as a result of the extra household created when people get divorced.
In countries around the world divorce rates have been rising, and each time a family dissolved the result usually in two households. A married household uses resources more efficiently than a divorced household. And households with fewer people are simply not as efficient as thpouse with more people sharing.
A household will use the same amount of heat or A/C whether there are two or four people living there. One person or several use the same refrigerator, watch the same television, use the same dishwasher, cooking on the same stove, listening to the same radio, and eating under the same lights. People that live apart use two different refrigerators instead of just the one that is shared. The extra energy or water use may not seem like much, but in the long run it all adds up.
Per person, divorced households spent more per person per month for electricity, compared to a married household. If divorced household had combined to have the same average household size as married households, there could have been a million fewer househoulds using energy and water in countries across the globe altogether. (Source: Democrat Herald [Albany, Oregon Addition] November 2007)
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Stop idling in your car when you pull up to drop someone off or pick someone up. It emits more carbon dangerous chemicals than you think.
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