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Inspiration

The London eco-woman

November 17, 2008

The Guardian newspaper ran a profile of a fascinating woman living in South London that I thought was well worth clipping. 68-year-old Joan Pick hasn’t flown since 1971, hasn’t driven a car since 1973, she only eats raw vegetarian food, washes her own clothes, walks and jogs everywhere and avoids many other trappings set up [...]

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How to Increase Your MPGs

November 1, 2008

I have been reading about alternative energy, energy conservation and the environment for years. I do not know how many times I have read an article about how to increase your gas mileage. I recently got the Geico direct magazine/newsletter. On their drivewise page, they have a strange assortment of the tips from the US [...]

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We Need a New American Dream

October 30, 2008

With all of the economies falling every which way, and with energy prices causing havoc with everyone’s budget as it fluctuates from $4 a gallon to $2 a gallon and who knows when it will uncontrollably jump up again, one of the few things we can do is assess where we are. America got here [...]

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How to build a solar hydrogen home

July 24, 2008

We all need inspiration to green up our lives. So I’ll point you to this article about Michael Strizki whose house is deemed to be the first solar-hydrogen unit in the United States. This feat of eco-consciousness is enabled by an assortment of technologies such as solar panels, a hydrogen fuel cell, storage tanks and [...]

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Four day work week

July 3, 2008

Birmingham, Alabama is shifting to a four-day, ten-hour-a-day work week. Another great energy savings idea. If everyone did not do their commute (average of 30 miles one way) one day a week, that would probably be at least a 10% reduction in miles driven. (If you figure that commuter driving is one half of all [...]

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