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Think Green When Making The Best Purchase With Hybrid Car Reviews
Posted by admin in General News on December 8th, 2009
Think Green When Making The Best Purchase With Hybrid Car Reviews
By Roger Tavares
A new vehicle is very expensive purchase, and in many respects, this investment in safety, and comfort, should minimize costs in the coming years. While the test drive may show car comfort and efficiency, only extended use can associate cost and security. Of course, all cars can not be tested for weeks at a time. With the introduction of hybrid vehicles into the auto market, hybrid car reviews can be obtained from the consumer, and is recommended reading material before making a hybrid purchase.
Where To Find Hybrid Car Reviews Read the rest of this entry »
10 Easy Steps to a Green Home and a Greener Environment
Posted by admin in General News on December 6th, 2009
10 Easy Steps to a Green Home and a Greener Environment
By Gabriella Carrera
Everybody is talking about going green but are you actually doing it? Did you know that you don’t have to rebuild your house in order to have a green home? If you can afford it, rebuilding is certainly one way to go green, but there are smaller steps you can take to have a healthier, green home that will help to save the environment.
Trash
There was a time when we just threw out the trash. You can go green by setting up a simple recycling center in your home. All it takes are some dedicated trash cans and some space in the garage or just outside the back door, or if you have space, in the cabinets under the kitchen counter. Things that can be recycled are cans, plastic bottles, glass jars, cardboard food boxes, and newspapers. You can compost food waste and make a wonderful fertilizer for the garden, and find ways to reuse some of the things that you used to throw away. Read the rest of this entry »
Are Electric Bikes the Answer to High Gas Prices?
Posted by admin in General News on December 2nd, 2009
Are Electric Bikes the Answer to High Gas Prices?
By Delbert Laird
Picture the following scenario: You just arrived home from a hectic work day. At this point, all you really want to do is eat dinner and relax. Only one problem: you don’t have a particular item that you need to make the dinner. Suddenly, you’re dreading a drive to and from the store, and the time, traffic, and gas expenses that go with it.
Now consider this alternative: instead of hopping into the car and driving congested city streets to the market for just one or two items, you zip there quickly along sidewalks and other paths on which cars are prohibited, propelled by the quiet electric motor of your electric bicycle. With the money you’re saving on gas, you decide to pick up a bottle of wine to go with that dinner. It’s OK - the small trailer you’ve hitched to your electric bike lets you carry home your groceries easily and safely. Read the rest of this entry »
Think Green
Posted by admin in General News on November 28th, 2009
Think Green
By Ron D Obed
“Think green” is not just a saying anymore it is real and will continue growing throughout the new decade. As our energy bills keep sky rocketing and our uncertain economy keeps us guessing, the one fact remains we cannot ignore our energy budgets. We must act now, and act fast. There is hope. We have choices, and going green is the right choice. The choice we all must make, what better way to start than by thinking green, right in your own home or office.
Most people still want to reap the benefits of living a modern lifestyle, where the use of consumable energy enhances and betters our lives. After all we don’t want to have to go down down to the river to wash our clothes, or run to the nearest well for our drinking water.
To be classified as “Thinking Green” should mean a willingness to take measures into our own hands. We most continue to do our part to stay below what the average consumer uses for energy consumption.
Making use of currently available and soon to be discovered technologies provides alternatives for the everyday consumer. Does having a green home or office really matter to the environment? Read the rest of this entry »
Cash for Clunkers…Conan O’Brien Style: KABOOM!
Posted by Jeffrey in General News, Green Cars on August 14th, 2009
If you’re not familiar with Cash for Clunkers (aka the “Car Allowance Rebate System“), then you should catch up on the news. It’s all over the place. It’s simple: trade in a qualifying older, not-so-fuel-efficient vehicle and get a government rebate towards the purchase of a new, more fuel efficient vehicle. It’s not perfect, but it’s wildly popular right now.
Well, Conan O’Brien made a fantastic offer on The Tonight Show: trade in your earth-killing jalopy for a Lexus HS10 Hybrid sedan. The catch? Conan is going to “blow up” your old car! (Check out the video clip on Hulu from the show.)
Conan wants people to send in videos of their terrible car and why they deserve the new Lexus. The winner gets their car blown up with massive amounts of explosives, and they get a new Lexus! The official name of the contest: Conan, Please Blow-Up My Car!
This is all of course a promotion for the new Lexus HS10, which indeed looks like a very nice car. If you watch the video clip above, they give a little overview of the car. It is loaded with technology. Maybe too much technology: it has a mouse to control all the electronics! The car is a hybrid, but because of it’s big, powerful engine, it gets a fuel efficiency of about 35 mpg.
So, if you have a real beater that is too old to qualify for the Cash for Clunkers program, Conan O’Brien might be a good alternative.
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