Tips on the Road

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Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk.

Use the microwave to cook small meals. (It uses less power than an oven.)

Purchase "Green Power" for your home's electricity. (Contact your power supplier to see where and if it is available.)

Scrape, rather than rinse, dishes before loading into the dishwasher; wash only full loads.

Cut back on air conditioning and heating use if you can.

Turn off appliances and lights when you leave the room.

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05/06/2008

General Motors CEO touts affordable electric cars
General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Richard Wagoner says global warming is not going to be solved with $100,000 electric cars, and his company is focusing on a vehicle more consumers can afford.

04/30/2008

Tourism industry struggles to shrink environmental footprint
Citing green hotels, coconut oil fuel for airlines and even recyclable golf tees, executives in one of the world's largest industries say they are urgently trying to shrink tourism's oversized environmental footprint.

04/22/2008

Texas campaign gives away tips on clean-air and a hybrid SUV
A statewide campaign called for motorists to reduce air pollution and save money on gas - and it also is giving a chance to win a new car.

Government fuel economy plan targets 31.6 mpg by 2015
Transportation Department Secretary Mary Peters outlined the plan on Earth Day, setting a schedule that was more aggressive than initially expected by industry officials.

04/21/2008

U.S. hybrid sales up 38 percent in 2007
Hybrids made up just 2.2 percent of the U.S. market share for the year, but they were growing steadily even as overall sales declined 3 percent.

04/15/2008

Planning green travel
More than half of U.S. travelers booking reservations online are concerned about global warming, and about a fifth feel that travel is bad for the environment, according to a recent online survey by Travelzoo Inc.

04/11/2008

Is this the car of the future?
With gas prices well above $3 a gallon, some drivers may be hoping for a car that can go on more than 150 miles per gallon. Such a car could one day be parked in your garage.

04/03/2008

Stay green in style at these eco-savvy lodgings
Hotels are now doing the water-saving themselves: installing low-flow fixtures, recycling gray water in landscaping, even solar-heating your shower.

03/26/2008

Consumer Reports Releases Most Environmentally Friendly Car Brands
The results of Consumer Reports’ latest car brand perception survey are in, featuring a whole section on green cars. While eco-friendliness is only the fifth most important feature to consumers, Toyota scored well with almost half of consumers associating it with being a green brand.

01/04/2008

Congress approves auto fuel economy increase, more ethanol use
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress by a wide margin approved the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years Tuesday, and President Bush has signaled he will accept the mandates on the auto industry.

03/26/2008

Actions you can take on the road
Actions you can take on the road

EPA-DOE Release Fuel Economy Lists for 2008 Models
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2008 Fuel Economy Guide to help consumers make well-informed choices when purchasing new vehicles.

Don't Pollute - Telecommute!
Working from home lowers gas consumption, which preserves natural resources, reduces polluting emissions such as carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, and lessens polluting road 'run off.' (And think of the money and stress that's saved!)

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