Robert Herneich - Fix It: Get Your Green DIY Supplies

Part of living a sustainable life is not taking the normal route of tossing something when it ceases to work/look/be as it did upon first purchase. Actually, let me rephrase. That's not a normal route unless you're an American. We're pretty bad about tossing stuff thoughtlessly. We've been able to do so without consequence (or so we thought) for many years. And with the superabundance of disposable products, it seemed like a habit that made sense.

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Imagine you're drunk. Toasted. No way you're driving home. Too far to walk. No cash in your pocket, and the ATM card's back at home. Then you see it. This little green bug of a vehicle, pulling up to you, and someone says, "Need a lift? We don't charge."

 

"Who are these people and what do they want?" you think. Or did you say that out loud? They proceed to tell you that they're from Eco Cabs, a company that is providing these emissions free cabs, for free, courtesy the sponsor enveloping their vehicle, 7UP in this case.

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This is the classic question that sent the bottled water industry into PR overdrive - Pablo's legendary analysis of the real cost of bottled water - a cost far greater than a simple carbon footprint or a plastic bottle

 Please note: Due to overwhelming reader interest in this topic some of the assumptions made in this column have been adjusted. Numerous readers were kind enough to provide more accurate values for some of my previous assumptions. 

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The world’s finally come full circle for members of a new gym in Portland which is converting the pedal power of its bikes into real energy.

 

The gym, opening September 1, takes human powered energy from its fitness bikes and stores it in a battery which runs some of its other equipment. The 2,800 square foot gym, called the Green Microgym is owned by Adam Boesel, a former grade teacher. He was interviewed by the Seattle Times and told them its the first human-powered gym in the US.   Read more...

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While NYC is having a hard time clearing the air when it comes to taxis, some claiming they're not as safe as the 15 mpg relics common on the road now, Boston and San Francisco have a solid option that goes far beyond being a transportation service that's replaced the black car with a green car.

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It has just been announced that Treehugger will be shutting down hugg.com for good. For those of you who don't know what hugg is, its a digg like website for green news. People are able to submit stories and vote on the best ones to bring them to the front page. Hugg has done well over the years, it's been relaunched about a year ago and if you ask me it's never been the same.

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United Press International

Sports Briefing | Horse Racing Curlin to Stand at Lane’s End New York Times, United States - 16 hours ago 29. dewey More Articles in Sports » A version of this article appeared in print on November 22, 2008, on page D4 of the New York edition. Sports Digest Baltimore Sun all 140 news articles

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Bleacher Report

UM out of miracles, falls to No. 10 Duke Detroit Free Press, United States - 17 hours ago In the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, Michigan lost, 71-56, to No. 10 Duke. The Wolverines were disappointed with ... Duke, Michigan to meet in 2K Sports Classic final The Associated Press Little Resistance in Duke’s Smooth Win New York Times Fourth-ranked UCLA is upset by Michigan, 55-52 Los Angeles Times San Luis Obispo Tribune - Detroit Free Press all 387 news articles

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1. Change How You Light Things Up

Believe it or not those little light bulbs that you are using consume a lot of energy, so why not replace them light bulbs that consume a lot less energy? Replacing regular light bulbs with CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) Bulbs you can make a huge difference. What kind of a difference you ask? Look at these wattage stats of CFL bulbs compared to regular bulbs and then you tell me:

Regular Bulb / CFL Bulb

60w / 13w-15w75w / 20w100w / 26w-29w150w / 38w-42w

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