Life is a fusion of interests and energies, a crossroads of many different pathways of thought. This is an attempt at living into that messiness.
Those of you who are regular readers know that I have some doubts about the actual environmental benefits of both hybrids and flex-fuel / ethanol powered cars.
However, it seems the rest of our country is sold on the idea, including the automakers that sell to our market. In the past few weeks quite a few [...]
For the past 17 years the Ford F-150 pickup truck has been the best selling vehicle in the country. But the times are ‘a changing and last month’s sales figures are a dramatic reflection of this. During the month of May, the Ford F-150 dropped from first to fifth place in overall vehicles sold. Ouch.
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People seem to be taking the recent jump of gas prices to $4/gallon pretty hard, and the question of “what are we gonna do” is getting asked quite a bit. Of course, I think the answer to this will be different for everybody. Here are some thoughts on the different ways people will answer this question.
What do things like word processing and surfing the ‘net have to do with saving the environment? More than you might realize. In this day and age of constant connection it is increasingly common for households to have multiple computers left running 24/7. In addition, the marketplace’s push for us to constantly upgrade our computing equipment means that there is a lot of “e-waste” with lead or other toxic chemicals that is not being disposed of properly.
Gas prices suck. I know it, you know it, we all know it. Nobody likes to spend more on fueling up their vehicle than necessary, right? I didn’t think so. Fortunately there are a number of easy steps that anyone can take to maximize their miles per gallon (MPGs.) This week’s Friday5 tackles some of [...]
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