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All Charged Up With No Place To Go
Last week Toyota announced that they have decided to scale back the distribution plans of their all-electric vehicle (EV), the eQ. Initially slated to sell several thousand of the vehicles per year,...
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Resurgence of the Bicycle
“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car...
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SPOTLIGHT: HopStop
Need directions to a destination? HopStop is a great way to plan a route to work, a restaurant, or a friend’s apartment. The website can give your directions to your destination via the bus, subway,...
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Studying Sandy: Turning the Tide on Climate Change
Hurricane Sandy gave us a good shellacking, no doubt. But now that power has returned to the Northeast, allowing for a slow but steady road to recovery, we can forget about those dismal three weeks...
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Dennis Weaver: Hollywood’s Greatest Environmentalist
“If we had a hydrogen economy worldwide, every nation on earth could create its own energy source to support its economy, and the threat of war over diminishing resources would just evaporate.”...
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Honda Goes Back to Basics
The Honda Civic isn’t the fastest car or the most technologically advanced car, isn’t particularly visually striking, and certainly isn’t the most unique car. However, the Civic has always been the...
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Driverless Taxis for Local Transportation
The driverless taxi in Schwarzenegger's 90s flick, Total Recall. Could this be our future? Regional buses are a great way to sneak a morning snooze, save money on gas, and dodge the responsibility of...
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SPOTLIGHT: TurnYourEngineOff.org
Idling your engine for a few minutes may seem harmless enough, but all those minutes add up. TurnYourEngineOff.org is campaigning to educate people on the impact idling has, and put a stop to the...
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SPOTLIGHT: Car Planet All-Purpose Cleaner
Keeping your car clean and green is a must. Car Planet all-Purpose Cleaner differs some other car cleaning products in that it does not use harmful chemicals to keep your car clean. Car Planet...
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EV’s on the Rise, but is it Enough?
In May, I wrote about Better Place, an Israeli company that has been setting up battery-swap stations for electric vehicles throughout the country. Now it’s Amsterdam’s turn to lead the charge,...
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From Trash to Gas – Renewable, Natural, Gas.
There are several familiar alternatives to conventional gas-powered vehicles that are engineered to lower emissions and deliver cleaner energy; biodiesel, electricity, ethanol, hydrogen, and natural...
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The Totalitarian of Telecommuting
Marissa Mayer, the chief executive of Yahoo, made headlines recently for her views on telecommuting (as well as motherhood). On February 22, Yahoo sent a memo to their employees asking that all...
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Pollution Inside Your Car
Safely pass this vehicle if possible. Here at EarthGarage, we are always thinking about pollution; when we walk downtown, when we go for a run with the pup, and especially when we drive. Lately we’ve...
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Wind, Water, and Sunlight (WWS)
It’s sustainable, it’s an inexpensive and reliable energy supply, it creates local jobs, and it saves the state billions of dollars in pesky pollution-related costs: it is a new energy infrastructure...
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FedEx’s Noble Efforts
Kudos to FedEx for setting pollution reduction goals and achieving them by leaps and bounds. In 2008 for example, FedEx committed to increasing their global fleet fuel efficiency by 2020 from its 2005...
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Tricycle with a Twist
We love concept vehicles. A fresh spin on a conventional mode is even better. So we decided to check this one out – the electric-assit tricycle. The “ELF”! What a way to reduce emissions. Ok, ok, it...
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Tesla Obtains Environmental Credits from the State
In an effort to promote greener cars, the State of California has created a system in which Tesla can make an extra $35,000 on each sale of its luxury Model S electric sports car. Within the system,...
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Traffic and Tornadoes
Amidst the tragic and horrific tornado craze lately, we here at EarthGarage were curious as to whether there have been any scientific studies aimed at the connection to traffic pollution and...
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Improve Energy Efficiency Using Mobile Apps
Energy efficiency is important, whether your goal is saving the planet or just saving your wallet. If you’re not sure where to begin, your smartphone has lots of great places you can start. These...
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DOE/EPA Release New Fuel Economy Tool For Used Cars
Never before has there been a more open and dynamic market for those in search of a vehicle. This explosion has also greatly benefited those in search of a used vehicle that also brings great fuel...
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