Smell the Roses.

Carbon footprint. Grey energy. Being a consumer is like living out the saying "out of sight, out of mind" or "ignorance is bliss". Well wake up people! There is a lot of energy used to make the everyday items that we consume. The image below is just a fraction of the original image, but it displays the amount of water that is used to produce the item listed. Think about it.

Some that are not listed include:

Beer: 20 Gallons
Faucet: 5 Gallons/minute
1 pound of Beef: 1,500 Gallons
1 pound of Chicken: 287 Gallons