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Fueling Your Car With Eco-Friendly Products
According to Edmunds.com, fueling your car may be as easy as cleaning out your fridge. It may be as easy as taking out the trash too. Granted, this is still in the future. However, there are many research projects in … Continue reading
Posted in Green Trends
Tagged alternative fuel, animal fats, bioethanol fuel, car race, diesel engines, diesel fuel, fashion changes, fuel engines, gasoline diesel, hemp seeds, jet fuel, landfill gas, liquid gas, sawdust, solar power car, soybeans, storage tanks, vegetable oil, waste management inc, wikipedia
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Recycling E-waste
What do you do with your old electronics when you buy a new TV or a new computer monitor? Do you throw them away or do you taking them to a recycling center? According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, … Continue reading
Posted in Green Trends
Tagged beryllium, computer hard drives, disassembled, electronic gadgets, environmental problems, environmental protection agency, fastest growing segment, gold platinum, illinois residents, landfills, new computer, new electronics, new tv, platinum silver, recyclers, recycling center, third world countries, toxic materials, us environmental protection agency
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Is The Wind Blowing?
An international survey of more than 25,000 consumers showed 92% of respondents believe renewable energy is a good solution to climate change, and most of them would prefer products made with wind energy even if it costs them more money. … Continue reading
Posted in Green Labeling
Tagged bloomberg, climate change, consumers, energy procurement, expert group, global consumer, good solution, initiative, international survey, leading companies, lego group, money, pricewaterhousecoopers, profit organizations, renewable energy, respondents, supply chain, technical expert, vestas wind systems, wind energy
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Recycling Prom Dresses
Every so often you come across an event that you have to tell the world about. I recently heard about a local event called the Lincoln-Way North Music Boosters Prom Resale. (I personally live in the Chicagoland area, and this … Continue reading
Posted in Green Events, Green Living Tips
Tagged blog, bridesmaid dresses, chicago area, closets, fundraiser, greenhouse gases, landfill, lincoln, music boosters, music program, party dresses, prom dress, recycling, reusing, wikipedia
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WikiLeaks: Going Green?
Among all of the data that was found in the WikiLeaks so far, there have been a few surprises. For those who don’t know what WikiLeaks is, it is an online site that publishes private and classified information from anonymous … Continue reading
Posted in Green Trends
Tagged anonymous sources, blowout, bp, cement, classified information, climate change, copenhagen, dalai lama, economic interests, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, gulf of mexico, julian assange, obama, renewable energy, sust, tibet, whistle blowers, wikileaks
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Driving Green: Oil Changes
Our cars are our pride and joy a lot of times. I love telling people that our Prius averages up 60 miles per gallon when they are complaining about gas prices. However, changing the oil in our cars brings out … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living Tips, Green Tips
Tagged 50 million, antifreeze, car expert, coolant, dashboard, dirty job, engine technology, friction, gas prices, miles per gallon, million cars, oil change interval, oil changes, oil formulations, oil life, pride and joy, prius, sensors, tactic, wikipedia
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The Eco Friendly Choice: Paper, Plastic, or Cloth?
When you go to the grocery store, you have a few choices for them to bag your groceries. Which do you pick? Let’s start with plastic bags. Plastic bags are made from petroleum which is a nonrenewable resource. If these … Continue reading
Eco Friendly Cruise Ships?
Not only can you plugin your car (like your Chevy Volt), but your cruise ship that you take your vacations on are now able to plugin themselves in! The Port of Los Angeles says it is the first worldwide to provide … Continue reading
Posted in Green Living Tips
Tagged amp mobile, chevy volt, cruise lines, cruise ship, cruise ships, cutting edge technology, diesel engines, disney cruise line, electrical power distribution, maritime power, mayor antonio villaraigosa, norwegian cruise line, port communities, port of los angeles, power amp, power distribution systems, princess cruises, sulfur oxides, world cruise center
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