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

Rico at The Gadget Blog asks “How have high fuel prices affected your gadget-laden lifestyle?”
Really, if you’re not careful, you can take up your whole gadget budget ON your car (and as Rico points out, not all of them will work). There are probably more techno-trinkets for our cars now than ever before, but some are looking pretty interesting.
The PLX Kiwi, though a little pricey, seems like it will be effective in helping people use less gas — for life. It’s cute, too. Hand one of these babies to your teens with their first set of keys, and you’ll give …read more

Gerdes fights back