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Thinking of buying a new car? Want to go green? Read up on this one from AskPatty...

In the latest Auto Pulse survey conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, Toyota is ranked as the greenest car company (by 49% of respondents). The nationwide telephone survey ran from Dec. 6-10, 2007, polling 2,037 adults. Honda came...

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In the market for a new car? Ask Patty has the latest...

First full-size hybrid SUV promises 30 percent fuel efficiency increase over standard model By Green Car Journal Editors The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid - the first General Motors vehicle to use the company's all-new two-mode hybrid system, and the first...

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A few people posted this on my facebook funwall. It is slow going at first but the argument here is really good. This is not a funny video, but it is a great discussion piece. What do you guys think?

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Hmmm... green spaces in lieu of parking meters? We spotted this interesting post on AskPatty...

Conceived by REBAR, a San Francisco-based art collective, PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform parking spots into "PARK(ing)" spaces: temporary public parks. Parking spaces scattered across...

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I finally joined the leagues of cyclists in the city and have started using a bicycle as my primary mode of transportation. It definitely beats riding "the Rocket" and getting blisters from walking to meetings in heels (a bad habit I can't seem to break).

It seems riding a bicycle is almost a trendy thing to do in downtown T.O. Women ride around in sun dresses and flip-flops, which looks so...
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An interesting tip about lemons from ChickAdvisor blogger, robinlemon...

You should know by now that I am all about lemons. I LOVE THEM! So I am going to create this new category 'Lemony Snippets' which will be tips and tidbits about lemons and their many uses.

Today's snippet is about using lemon juice to naturally whiten your white laundry without using harmful chlorine bleach...
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Are we the only ones who didn't know Clinton was hopping on the Green train? This is from The Gothamist...

Former president Bill Clinton announced the Clinton Climate Initiative during the C40 Large Cities Climate Summit yesterday. The CCI is an ambitious program to help 15 cities (Bangkok, Berlin, Chicago, Houston, Johannesburg, Karachi, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, Mumbai, New York,...
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Meebo.com, one of our fabulous partners, has launched instant chat rooms so you can chat online with a bunch of your friends at once! We've created our own chat room, which you can participate on from this blog! Fun, fun!
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Earth Day should really be every day - not just once a year, but it's a great opportunity to highlight those who are doing their part to save our lovely planet and consider what we can do to make a difference.

We came across an interesting article on Yahoo about what a few of the world's billionaires are doing to conserve energy. Microsoft Co-Founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen are thinking...
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Did you guys know it was Earth Day? This one's from ChickAdvisor's graphic designer, Angela.

Attention Everyone: PLEASE go outside this weekend and enjoy the weather! It's earth day :)

Take part in your local clean-up, tree-planting, or even just walk around your town or city, and get inspired to do something good for the planet. I will be attempting to set up my balcony garden,...
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