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Outdoor Recreation Spending Overrides Buying Gas And Cars By Americans Jan 15th 2013, 15:15 From TakePart's Alison Fairbrother: Americans may have a reputation for being gas-guzzling, resource-burning city slickers, but new research suggests that we spend our hard-earned dollars on some remarkably outdoorsy pursuits. Americans devote more money to enjoying the outdoors than buying gasoline, purchasing pharmaceutical drugs, or owning cars. More than 44 percent of us make outdoor recreation a priority, adding up to an annual economic impact of $646 billion, according to a recent report by the Outdoor Industry Association. (By comparison, Americans buy $354 billion worth of gas and other fuels). Read More... More on Nature

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