Simply Green Today

Big strides are being made in fuel efficiency.  The EPA has announced this year's top cars (2010 models).  And the winner is...

Eat green and local to cut down on transportation costs/fuel consumption.  Here are some tips on how to eat green and local...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial compound found to be toxic in low doses.  It is used in food can liners and to strengthen plastic.  Testing has found that canned organic foods sometimes have similar levels of BPA as non-organic.  Read more...

Natural flu protection kit.  Read more...

Manual Versus Automatic Transmission

Should you buy a car with manual transmission or automatic?  If you are going to buy an older car then a manual transmission is more fuel efficient than an automatic by 5% - 15%.  This is only true if driven in a fuel-efficient manner.

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MPGe:  The New MPG

GM's recent claim of 230 MPG for the Chevy Volt has raised eyebrows and sent engineers and analysts scrambling to figure out the truth behind the claim.  In actuality, the claim of 230 MPG is only accurate provided the Chevy Volt is driven 51.1 miles.  If the calculation had been based on 200 miles then the MPG would be substantially less.

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Buying An Environmentally Clean Car

by GoGreenMug

A new law in California is making it easier to compare the environmental creditionals of a new car. From the beginning of January 2009, new cars were required to display their Global Warming and Smog scores.   More on  Environmentally Clean Cars ...