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While the last thing that you may be thinking about when in the throws of a failing marriage or partnership is the environmental impact of a split, a new study out last week by Michigan State shows that the environmental impact of the growing divorce rate is not negligible. In households where there has been a divorce, the study shows that there is a 42-61% rise in the per-person resource use. This drastic growth is due to many factors:
Multiple Households
Where two people (or more) were previously living in one house, with one refrigerator, stove, sofa, set of lights, there is an automatic doubling of these after a divorce. Now there are two of each appliance, which means that there is naturally twice the draw on the energy and gas needed to run them. Yes, each appliance may be used less, but many appliances require ‘maintenance’ energy even when not in use- such as refrigerators which must remain plugged in. You can find the entire article here http://aboutmyplanet.com/theories/divorce-environment