Every day we add 227,000 people to the planet. And every day dozens of wildlife species go extinct. The United Nations predicts that human population will surpass 11 billion by the end of the century. As the world’s population grows, so do demands for water, land, trees and fossil fuels — all of which come at a steep price for already endangered plants and animals.

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Forty percent of all food in the United States is wasted. That means everything that went into producing that food — the pesticides, the water, the land — were all wasted as well. And while perfectly good food is thrown in the trash, 1 in 7 Americans still goes hungry. Solving the country’s food-waste problem requires change at every level of the food system, from farmers to grocery stores to homes.

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Energy is wasted at almost every point of its generation, transmission and use — from extracting fossil fuels to using energy-inefficient appliances. All this wasted energy takes a real toll on our climate, water and wildlife. Fortunately there are lots of ways to reduce energy waste, both at home and with your legislators’ help.

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