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It seems those amazing ‘fuel efficient’ hybrids are guzzlers of a different type! The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgetry and consumer goods.  That makes…

For this Friday I thought I would put down some of my favorite ‘car’ quotes, let’s start with my absolute all-time favorite! If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1000 MPG. Bill Gates Electric cars aren’t…

Canada’s own Retire your Ride program is an initiative of The Government of Canada, Clean Air Foundation and its partners, designed to enable people to get their high-polluting cars off the road and reward them for doing so. The program is committed to improving air quality by responsibly recycling vehicles…

Green Planet has some really good TV commercials, here is one of my favs:

This one is both cool and environmentally friendly – I think they will have to give out free samples to convince folks though! The convenience of a disposable baby wipe is now available in a natural, biodegradeable and renewable alternative! Our Bum Boosa™ Bamboo Baby Wipes are made from renewable…

Here is my chat with Joe Bessler of Bessler Auto Parts, a great interview with lots of clever insight from Joe who is a really nice guy that is willing to share his success with others, including the lord. Q. Hi Joe, can you please give us a brief history…

Here is some Friday humor that is more ‘smile and grin’ than ROTFLMAO. Police in Florida are using the promise of a stimulus checks (similar to cash for clunkers) to make some arrests. Authorities in Fort Lauderdale say they sent letters to fugitives offering them stimulus money. The suspects were…

Most folks mistakenly think it costs a lot of extra cash to go green but if you use your head you can actually save money many ways.  Here is an example that was posted over at muchapedia.com Compact Flourescent Light Bulbs use around 1/3rd of the amount of energy, and…

Sorry but I could not resist, it seems The Department of Energy is coming out with a ‘cash for clunkers’ type program to encourage consumers to scrap their old cold-boxes in lieu of  a new more energy efficient one. The program that kicks in this fall will offer consumers cash…