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Climate & Planet
What Makes a Car Hybrid?
All hybrid cars share at least three common factors. In fact, all three capabilities must be present in order for…
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Hybrid Vehicle Comparison
There are three primary types of hybrid vehicles we are going to compare: the parallel hybrid, the mild hybrid and…
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How do Hybrid Cars Work?
The term hybrid is one of the hottest buzz words to enter the English lexicon. In our global economy and…
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Home & Garden
Can You Recycle Envelopes With Window In Them?
We once heard that throwing just a small amount of unrecyclable material would screw up the recycling process and cause…
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Toyota Prius Party in California
On a recent visit to San Francisco I was amazed at the number of Toyota Priuses on the road. I…
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Climate & Planet
The World is Running out of Crude Oil
The reality of the situation is that crude oil is a fossil fuel, something that cannot be recreated or regenerated,…
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Climate & Planet
Is Global Warming Causing Wildfires in California?
If anyone is still asking "Is global warming causing wildfires in California?", they may need to face the facts. With…
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Toyota Prius MPG: Fuel Efficient or Not?
When it comes to hybrid cars, one of the most important, if not the most important metric, are the mpg's…
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Climate & Planet
Paper or Plastic? Tips to Reduce the Use of Plastic Bags
The average grocery store goes through thousands of plastic bags everyday. At home, consumers use hundreds of zip lock and…
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Climate & Planet
Best Low Flush Toilet
Think about how many times during a day you go to pee. The average person pees about 9 times each…
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Climate & Planet
Plug-In Hybrid Automobiles: Better Than Fuel Based Cars?
Hybrid cars use a combination of fuel and stored electrical power (in a battery) to optimize fuel consumption and help…
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Climate & Planet
Is it Possible to Be a Carbon-Neutral Town?
Ashton Hayes, in the United Kingdom, is trying to become the first town to be a carbon-neutral town. Ashton Hayes…
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