I recently read this great article on MSN.com (of all places!) regarding the new way to calculate a vehicle’s gasoline efficiency - not the Miles Per Gallon we’re all accustomed to but Miles Per Dollar. Writer Lawrence Ulrich admits that this fluctuates more than mpg since the price of a gallon of gasoline changes daily, [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Quick Driving Tip
Posted in Out n About, Personal pollution, Shopping, tagged aaa, car pollution, gas prices, mpd, mpg on Friday, 29 February 2008 | No Comments »
Eat Right
Posted in In the garden, Shopping, tagged agriculture, csa, eco-friendly, environment, fair trade, green, organic on Wednesday, 27 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
Among the Green Community, there are great proponents of organic, fair-trade, locally grown produce. But the reality is not everyone can afford to pay the organic prices at the large-chain grocery markets, not to mention the fair-trade mark-ups.
First let’s set up the order of importance in purchasing these items.
Local always surpasses organic -there’s less tax [...]
Third “Tips for Green Living” Carnival
Posted in Green Community, tagged alternative fuels, composting, eco-conscious, green living, natural, organic, recycling on Monday, 25 February 2008 | 3 Comments »
Welcome to the third “Tips for Green Living” carnival. Looks like our little get-together is causing quite a stir!
Let’s start with a celebration of what you are doing - reading! Rita Toews presents Read an ebook week 2008 posted at Life’s quite a ride.
Looks like transportation has been on everyone’s mind lately. Vihar Sheth presents [...]







