8/07Estimated amount of oil, in barrels, used to make the bottled-water containers sold in the U.S. last year: 16,000,000

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute (Oakland)

10/91Ratio of the production cost of a Coca-Cola can to the production cost of the Coca-Cola it contains: 2:1

Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta)

7/88Chances that the blood of an American who uses a public water system contains a dangerous amount of lead: 1 in 5

Environmental Protection Agency (Washington)

6/00Ratio of the amount Americans spent on potato chips in 1996 to spending on federal political campaigns that year: 2:1

Federal Election Commission (Washington)/Snack Food Association (Alexandria, Va.)

1/08Average amount of meat, in pounds, consumed by a wealthy U.S. child each week: 1.7

U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Average consumed by a poor U.S. child: 2.1

U.S. Department of Agriculture