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How To Go Green: Lighting 23 Jul 2008 IN HOW TO GO GREEN: LIGHTING \| COMMENTS How we light up the places we live and work makes a big impact on how we feel. It also makes a big impact on the environment. The kind of bulbs, the kind of fixtures, the kind of power, and the habits we keep can all add up to a very significant greening. Start with the fact that a conventional...+ READ MORE	{ }
Carbon Fiber or Steel for Transportation? 21 Jul 2008 IN MEAN GREEN MACHINES \| COMMENTS If you have watched enough episodes of Mean Green Machines, undoubtedly you will have heard the word carbon fiber enough to realize its potential over standard materials used to build ground vehicles, motor bikes, helicopters, and planes.Well, we'll tell you: The biggest advantage of carbon fiber...+ READ MORE	{ }
Greensburg Glossary #8: Hybrid 21 Jul 2008 IN GREENSBURG \| COMMENTS In environmental vernacular, the word "hybrid" is typically used to describe a car that operates via electricity and gasoline.Treehugger.com says: "These vehicles extend the functionality of traditional internal combustion engines by combining them with a battery-powered electric motor, which takes...+ READ MORE	{ }
Hurricane Destruction... Have We Only Just Begun? 18 Jul 2008 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS \| COMMENTS The word, "hurricane" has developed a sort of deadly silence every time it is spoken, mostly because its reputation is taking on a more deadly and destructive personality each passing year.+ READ MORE	{ }
How to Go Green: Carbon Offsets 17 Jul 2008 IN HOW TO GO GREEN: CARBON OFFSETS \| COMMENTS Newspapers, radio, television, magazines, blogs, podcasts, in fact any media you can think of, has awoken to the issue of Climate Change or Global Warming. When mainstream publications, the likes of Sports Illustrated and Vanity Fair, cover the topic you know there is something going on. Not to...+ READ MORE	{ }
Spamming Ain’t Green, It’s a Waste Machine 16 Jul 2008 IN WA$TED! \| COMMENTS Does anyone really feel any sympathy for spammers? Since that technology isn't available yet, there are a few things you can do to lessen spam: Leave your email address off of publicly viewable web pages.+ READ MORE	{ }
The Future of Anti-Gravitational Energy and Flight 14 Jul 2008 IN MEAN GREEN MACHINES \| COMMENTS The show Mean Green Machines has shown us some of the latest helicopter technologies, and while we have come a long way over the past 40 years since the Bell 206, some would say that we haven't come far enough.The Meissner effect, one such phenomenon that this research has focused on in the past, is...+ READ MORE	{ }
Is Cremation an Eco-Friendly Option? 13 Jul 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH \| COMMENTS For thousands of years people have used cremation as a way to send off the dead.Crematories release several pollutants into the air including nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide.Additionally, crematorium workers often do not remove dental fillings which pollute the air with mercury.+ READ MORE	{ }
Public Transit Going Green 12 Jul 2008 IN GREENSBURG \| COMMENTS A town the size of Greensburg doesn't necessarily need an extensive public transportation system-but cities around the country do.The city already uses a number of hybrid electric buses thanks in part to the Clean Fuel Bus Program, which is busy integrating 700 hybrid buses into the system by the...+ READ MORE	{ }
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1... Mean, Yes, but Green? 11 Jul 2008 IN MEAN GREEN MACHINES \| COMMENTS Yes!Much of the Corvettes' impressive numbers is due to its advanced engine design that includes titanium connecting rods, forged aluminum pistons and roto-cast cylinder heads, titanium intake valves (to save weight while keeping strength) with hollow stems.+ READ MORE	{ }

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