One thing I try to impress upon people here is that you don’t have to totally change your life to make changes that count. You can still drive to work. You can still travel if you want. It’s easier to save more emissions if you don’t, but you can be a “greener” driver without cutting the fun or privacy out of your life.
We went on vacation this week and wound up driving to Mt. Rushmore. On the way there, we enjoyed pretty good gas mileage, but I drove on the way home and saved a LOT of gas. I don’t …read more

Hypermiling: Driving Tricks Stretch Miles Per Gallon
This author kicked butt at describing good ways of improving fuel efficiency without being a danger. Sometimes I think people make too much out of the “trick” aspect though … many hypermiling techniques are plain old common sense tips for saving gas.

Dangerous or dubious?

Greenest drivers in America

Biggest hybrid convention in the USA

Gas, Home. Does it have to be the question?

Avoid traffic jams

For more ways technology is advancing our fight to preserve Planet Earth, check out this month’s Tech Channel Theme Day posts.

I cringed when I saw the Kelly Blue Book’s call on the ten coolest cars under $18,000. To call the Pontiac Vibe “hot” – or anything close to it – is sheer mockery. Inexpensive and fun usually translates to small though, which is fine for us as small usually means “better on gas.” Or, at least, it used to. My Geo Metro got around 35 mpg (or at least, that’s what I tell myself 14 years in the future). So what are the new “cool” cars under $18K and how do they ring in on the environmental front?
1. 2008 Ford …read more

Starting tonight at 5:00 p.m. and ending on Sunday, March 30th at 5:00 p.m. visitors to Hynes Convention Center (900 Boylston Street, Boston) will be able to learn about eco-friendly practices you can use around your community and in your home during Down:2:Earth, an exploration into sustainable living .