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Become an Awesome Blue Superhero!!

September 12th, 2007 · 8 Comments

What do you do when you see someones garbage laying around? Do you casually stroll by? Or do you pick it up and properly dispose of it? I hope you choose the second option. Litter bugs can often be sneaky, so their crime goes unpunished. At this point there is nothing left to do but […]

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Rougher Ride, Fatter Wallet, Healthier Planet

September 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

50 to 80% of all tires are underinflated. The typical cars tires are safely inflated between 24 and 32 pounds per square inch. Obviously, the squishier your tires are, the softer the ride. Underinflated tires though, increases drag and in turn your car burns more gas to get where it’s going. On top of that, […]

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Abuse Your Friend’s Toilets

August 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Today I give you a very earth friendly tip that I just learned about last night from the plumber that was here fixing a leak in the bathroom. That is just how fast I spread that knowledge. Oh yeah! Do you feel like saving bazillions of gallons of fresh water? I will now tell you […]

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Exxpose ExxonMobile

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

On the front page of ExxposeExxon.org you can sign one seriously meaningful petition. They ask you to join over half a million people and call on Exxon to change their course.
Their answer to the question, “Why Exxon?”
ExxonMobil is the ONLY major oil company:

Denying the urgency of global warming and funding front groups and think […]

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Stop Creating So Many Children

August 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

At this moment I do not plan on having children. Mainly because I am not sure this will be a great world for them to grow up in. If i do decide to risk it though, I will stop at two, because that is the responsible thing to do. Although the population in Canada is […]

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When Car Shopping, Buy a Fuel-Efficient Car

August 17th, 2007 · No Comments

The price of gas has skyrocketed, and the demand for fuel-efficient cars has as well. This is of course the greatest repercussion of these higher gas prices.
Gas-guzzlers are becoming less popular for consumers. People are beginning to realize they should not have purchased that fuel hog in the first place, and the world will be […]

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FLICK OFF!!

August 14th, 2007 · No Comments

This is a very simple one, just flick off. If you leave a room, there is no need for that room to stay lit. If you are not watching the TV, why is it on? If your cell phone is fully charged, why is it still charging? Far too many people on this planet have […]

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Try Buying Locally

August 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

There are many benefits of buying local. Even if you food is organic and ‘environmentally friendly‘ you may want to think twice.
Think about where this food came from. Does it say Costa Rica on that vegetable? Think about how far it has traveled, and HOW it has traveled. Buying local when possible can drastically reduce […]

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Call Out Litter Bugs

August 4th, 2007 · No Comments

If you care about this planet, you do not litter. Tossing your trash aside instead of holding on to it until you find a garbage can is simply laziness.
Littering is obviously the most commonly broken law, but it is probably also the offense that most often goes unpunished. You see the signs, ‘Do Not Litter, […]

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BYOB - Bring Your Own Bag

August 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Bring reusable bags when you go grocery shopping, or just shopping in general. Plastic bags pile up and persist on our planet for as many as one thousand years.
According to The Wall Street Journal the United States goes through 100 billion plastic bags per year, and those 100 billion bags require approximately 12 million barrels […]

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