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  • Green cars

    Summer’s almost here so for you travelers out there: according to AAA, the Hertz car rental organization has a “Green Collection”, which means they have EPA fuel-efficiency ratings of 28 mpg or higher.They include more than 35,000 cars, such as the Buick LaCrosse, Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata and Toyota Camry. The fleet of vehicles are…

  • A household and lifestyle evaluation

    I love hearing about and talking about green products and issues, but I’m gonna look at myself with the ol’ critical eye and ask, “How green am I, really?” We’ve never used washing machines and clothes dryers to do our laundry at home. I’m trying to help that along by encouraging the use of detergent…

  • Allergy season

    Sitting at home sneezing and sniffling on a gorgeous sunny day, I wondered if climate change could be making my allergy symptoms stronger. Sure enough, I read that elevated temperatures and more carbon dioxide are making allergy seasons worse. Plants are flowering earlier, advancing the onset of spring. Increase in greenhouse gases stimulate pollen production…

  • Stopglobalwarming.org

    For more information on global warming, check out: We only have one Earth. Who else will take care of it but us?

  • Let there be light

    A bulb just blew out in our garage and needs to be replaced. We will be looking for a compact fluorescent light bulb to replace the old one. Sure, it’s more expensive than the regular bulb, but it’s the least we can do to keep some amount of carbon dioxide out of the air. Every…

  • That new carpet smell

    If you’re a new homeowner, you know what I’m referring to. It’s the new-ness. It holds so much hope, doesn’t it? It smells promising. The scent of a new beginning. Surprise, surprise. What you’re smelling are the lovely volatile organic compounds or VOCs being emitted by your carpet. These chemicals can make people sick. Carpet…

  • “The Green” starts airing on the Sundance Channel

    Spotted two weeks ago at the Metro North train station: a billboard advertising a program called The Green, which airs Tuesday nights at 9 on the Sundance Channel. It is television’s first regularly scheduled program dedicated entirely to the environment.

  • World Wildlife Fund

    from Focus, the World Wildlife Fund newsletter May/June 2007 issue: We’ve all heard that the US is the world’s single largest contributor to global warming, with average annual emissions of 19.6 tons per person. This is nearly five times the world average of 3.9 tons per person. Reduce your Carbon Footprint by recycling, driving less,…

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