With gas prices rising everyday with no end in sight, the topic on everyone’s mind is how to get better gas mileage. Hybrid cars made a huge impact in our lives and here are a couple articles on the next generation of these hybrid cars; plug-in hybrids. Take a look and perhaps get excited about the possibility of driving 40 miles without using any gas.
Known as the eco-friendly car, hybrid cars that you plug in are considered symbols of the advanced future. The savings on gas adds up to the tune of thousands of dollars over the lifespan of the vehicle. Appropriate now, plug-in hybrids …
Publish Date: 04/19/2011 14:10
PLUG-IN HYBRID CARS
http://articlesfair.com/vehicles/cars/all-about-plug-in-hybrids/
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Filed under: Environment, Green, nature, recycle | Tags: compost, Environmentalism, Green
Look how easy it is to compost.
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Filed under: Green, phones, recycle | Tags: cell phone, Electronics, Mobile phone, recycling, Science and Technology
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Many times we upgrade our phones then look at the old one wondering what to do with it. Here’s an option: recycle it. Read this article that lists several companies that pay YOU to recycle your old phone.
“When it comes to old cell phones, it really pays to recycle. Several companies will pay you cash to recycle your used cell phone – and sometimes they pay quite well. We looked at three prominent electronics recyclers and learned something obvious – it also pays to shop around. The payout from selling a used cell phone to one company versus another is often just $1, but for some models the difference is a $20 or $40, or even – in the case of the Samsung Soul, for instance – well over $100. That’s serious cash!
The value of used cell phones is a reminder that recyclables all have value. It costs money to dispose of trash (4.5 pounds a day, per person, on average) – to bury it in the ground or burn it, usually. On the other hand, communities usually make money on recyclables because those materials are sold for re-use in new products. Sometimes it’s cost-effective to rent, rather than buy, or to repair, rather than replace, and sometimes instead of recycling, you can upcycle your waste into art or a new product.” Read more.
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Filed under: Environment, Green, pollution, recycle | Tags: Green, Ink cartridge, Printers, recycling
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Have you ever thrown out an old inkjet cartridge without a second thought? The next time you go to do that here’s something to think about; that little inkjet cartridge can take up to 1,000 years to decompose. So please, the next time you go to throw your old cartridge out, take a few moments to recycle it. Here is an article on how to properly and easily recycle them.
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Filed under: alternative energy, alternative fuels, Environment, Green, offshore drilling, oil spill, pollution | Tags: alternative fuels, Environment, Green, gulf oil spill, pollution
Until the relief well for the Gulf Oil spill is complete, the oil has been plugged. Here are some updates on the situation.
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Gulf Oil Spill Stopped? Oil Is Plugged, For Now
NEW ORLEANS (Associated Press) – The Gulf Coast found itself in an odd moment of limbo Saturday: The oil has been stopped, but no one knows if it’s corked for good. The clock expired on BP’s 48-hour observation period and the government …
Publish Date: 07/17/2010 18:31
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/17/gulf-oil-spill-stopped-oi_n_650199.html
Oil seeping from Gulf floor near well, but Coast Guard allows cap …
Dave Martin, The Associated PressThe Helix Producer burns off natural gas as it operates in the area of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico on on July 13. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen on Sunday evening agreed to …
Publish Date: 07/18/2010 18:42
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/07/oil_seeping_from_gulf_floor_ne.html
Florida Releases July 18, 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Situation Update …
On Day 90 of the Gulf oil spill BP reports the well integrity test is ongoing and active monitoring continues. Currently the well remains shut in with no oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
Publish Date: 07/18/2010 12:22
http://www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/florida-releases-july-18-2010-gulf-oil-spill-situation-update-35721.html
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Environmental Responsibility: It Just Isn’t that Simple
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Filed under: alternative energy, alternative fuels, Environment, Green, oil spill, pollution, wildlife | Tags: dolphins, marine life, nature, Oil spill
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“Dolphins and sharks are showing up in surprisingly shallow water off Florida beaches, like forest animals fleeing a fire. Mullets, crabs, rays and small fish congregate by the thousands off an Alabama pier. Birds covered in oil are crawling deep into marshes, never to be seen again.
Marine scientists studying the effects of the BP disaster are seeing some strange phenomena.
Fish and other wildlife seem to be fleeing the oil out in the Gulf and clustering in cleaner waters along the coast in a trend that some researchers see as a potentially troubling sign.
The animals’ presence close to shore means their usual habitat is badly polluted, and the crowding could result in mass die-offs as fish run out of oxygen. Also, the animals could easily be devoured by predators.
“A parallel would be: Why are the wildlife running to the edge of a forest on fire? There will be a lot of fish, sharks, turtles trying to get out of this water they detect is not suitable,” said Larry Crowder, a Duke University marine biologist.” Read more.
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“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.” – Elwyn Brooks White, Essays of E.B. White, 1977
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Here is some current green news.
Vote likely on climate law | california, costs, businesses …
Almost twice the number required signatures were collected, so it looks as if voters will have the opportunity to at least postpone the economy-damaging effects of Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. …
Publish Date: 05/06/2010 0:14
http://www.ocregister.com/rss/editorials-664640
Rep. Markey: “Those who deny global warming . . . have been …
Those who deny global warming point to past uncertainties that have been refuted. They ignore the overwhelming observational evidence that the increased levels of heat-trapping pollution are already warming the planet. …
Publish Date: 05/07/2010 2:08
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An African Perspective on Global Warming | Climate Science and Policy
But have you ever thought of global warming as an opportunity? “Above all global warming is an excellent vehicle for the promotion of education, the key to the alleviation of poverty, by far the most urgent priority in Africa” Prof.
Publish Date: 05/07/2010 4:22
http://www.climatescienceandpolicy.eu/
Environment: Is Global Warming Our Fault?
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Here is a unique way to use kitchen scraps and other domestic garbage for cooking your food. Check out this video: Garbage to Gas. Here’s a great green idea.
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Can the knowledge and expertise of one great accomplishment fuel other equally great accomplishments?
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the remarkable achievement of putting Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon (while Michael Collins nervously circled above) and bringing them safely home, there will no doubt be a chorus of articles saying “we need an Apollo project to deal with climate change.” or “if we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we solve our energy problems?”
Find the answer in this challenging climate change article.
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