karlbach 0 40.0 0.0 2.0 257.0 2 2008-03-11T18:34:24+00:00 true <p>When buying cotton clothes, linens, and towels ONLY get organic.&nbsp; Why? 25% of all insecticides (11% of all pesticides) are used on cotton, totaling 4.5 million tons of toxic chemicals released into the air and water every year.&nbsp; Making 7 yards (2.5 lbs) of conventional cotton fabric (enough for a twin size sheet set) uses about 1/2 pound of pesticides.&nbsp; </p><p>There is also an enormous amount of energy required to source the petroleum and manufacture the pesticides.&nbsp; According to OSU,&nbsp; each pound of active pesticide contains the energy equivalent of approximately 0.6 gallons of diesel fuel. </p><p>According to Global Footprint Network, the typical consumer uses about 1.3 lbs cotton/month or about 15.6 lbs per year, requiring 3.12 lbs of pesticides &amp; 1.8 gallons of diesel fuel (about 40 lbs CO2).</p><p>Growing enough cotton for one T0shirt requires 257 gallons of water!&nbsp;</p> 0 0 false 1 1 289 false 289 product Karl Burkart 9 false 0 Go organic cotton 0 2010-01-18T07:22:40+00:00 189 1719 0 0