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I heard an interesting program on NPR this morning about an environmentally friendly wall plaster manufactured in my very own home state of New Mexico. The radio show talked about how back in the good ol’ days of the Spanish Conquest, people here in the great Southwest used natural clays and other materials as [...]
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I’m not so sure about this one.
Compact fluorescents are great. I switched out almost all the bulbs in my house except for a few places where I have switches with a dimmer (because most of them won’t work with a dimmer). I would encourage anyone else who wants to save money to switch to [...]
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Okay, I’m sure you’re saying to yourself, “What’s this guy’s obsession with Wal-Mart?”
I’m not obsessed. I just keep finding these weird articles.
Here’s a new one from the Dallas Morning News (registration required).
Wal-Mart bought its own power company in Texas. That means that Wal-Mart actually buys its own power at wholesale, directly on [...]
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Every time we get a blast of expensive oil prices and high gasoline prices at the pump, we see another round of media stories about alternative energy and how it’s going to change everything.
This media coverage is mostly right, but only if oil stays expensive. When oil prices fall back down around $50 and less, [...]
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An American Wind Energy Association news release announces that wind power generating capacity increased by 27 percent in 2006, and is expected to grow a similar percentage in 2007.
Here’s what else the release says:
The U.S. wind energy industry installed 2,454 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity in 2006, an investment of approximately $4 billion, billing [...]
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In an effort to inform our readers about the potential fuel additive scams out there, we’re listing more resources for you to check out. I especially like the information on the Entrepreneur Meetups website, which in addition to lots of useful information states:
“Wow! Apparently we can end global warming and still keep our Hummers!”
Here [...]
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High fuel prices got you down? You may want to try a fuel additive to get better gas mileage! Or then again, you may not. If you have heard about fuel additvies or devices to give your car better performance, you may want to read this article from MSN.com first. Here’s [...]
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Today’s Wall Street Journal front page article tells that developed countries actually used a little bit less oil in 2006 than they did the year before, for the first time in more than 20 years.
When things get more expensive, we tend to use less of it!
The fall in oil use by the industrialized world [...]
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Call me crazy, but I think it’s safe to say that you’d probably never read this quote in a New York Times article about a Wal-Mart store opening! Maybe there really is a red state / blue state divide.
“Everybody in this community is just ecstatic about what is going on around here,” said David [...]
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Looking for stylish and effective solar chargers for your cell phone, MP3 player, or other electronic gadget? Try out this awesome solar charger from Solar Style, Inc. This charger comes with seven different connections. Here are some details of the product from their website:
Charger
Output Voltage- 3.6/5.5V
Output Current- >300mA
Dimensions- 107.5×72×22.5mm [...]
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