Harpers magazine has had a Harper's Index as long as I've read the magazine. Here's a few from the latest issue:
On carbon footprint:
1. Tons by which US greenhouse-gas emissions would be reduced if our obesity rate were cut to 3 percent: 185,000,000 (wish I new the denominator)
2.Tons of CO2 that All Nippon Airways expect to save per month by asking passengers to use the bathroom before boarding: 42
3. Factor by which the carbon footprint of a German shepherd exceeds that of an SUV: 3
On Children and Lobbyists:
1. Number of registered drug-company lobbyishts in Washington, DC for every member of Congress: 2
2. Average amount spent on congressional lobbying per day, by US health-care companies in 2009: $1,500.000
3. Average amount tahe US government spends on each child during his or her first eighteen years: $140,000
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