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 Consumer Education, Green Living         2 comments

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Promoting and labeling yourself as a green manufacturer — whether you’re legit or just faking it — has really taken off now that the green living / ecofriendly / sustainable living market has gone mainstream.
It’s become so common that current research indicates that as much as 98% of North American …

 Consumer Education, Green Living         12 comments

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What could be more eye opening than the National Debt Clock with a few trillion dollars up for display?

Try the new Carbon Counter courtesy of Deutsche Bank.

According to Deutsche Bank’s website:

The Carbon Counter displays the running total amount of long-lived greenhouse gasses (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and …

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I now understand why General Motors (aka Government Motors) has done so poorly over the last three decades:  they just don’t seem to get the big picture when it comes to winning the battle of public opinion.
Earlier this week, GM announced plans to retrofit the GMC Yukon Denali line into …

 Green Living         4 comments

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Now that recession gardening has become the newest craze, home improvement stores can barely keep enough seeds on their shelves.
Problem is, most people — I would bet — don’t know the first thing about managing a garden.  Much less, how to start one beyond buying the seeds and few bags …

 Frugal Living, Good Eats, Green Living, Saving Money         15 comments

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So get this, when people lose their jobs or their investment portfolios lose half their value, they actually switch back to quaint little customs — like growing their own personal vegetable garden — to save money.
How anti-90s!
Yep, garden space is rapidly becoming a hot commodity now that we’re knee deep …

 20s Something Advice, Financial Crisis, Green Living         7 comments

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Imagine a future where a guy who shovels cow manure is a multimillionaire.  How about a foul mouthed pig farmer with questionable hygiene becoming the new upper class of society?
You’re probably looking at that opening paragraph and thinking I’ve lost my mind.
That’s possible I suppose.
But after watching the EG08 Talk …

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Ever run into one of those people who refuse to turn off a light when they leave the room?
Or worse, those folks that put up so many Christmas lights that you can probably see their home from space?
Congrats!  You’ve just anonymously met one of my neighbors.  Nice guy, nice family and all …

 Auto Sales, Cutting Expenses, Frugal Living, Green Living         3 comments

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For approximately one year now, my old friend Dave and I have had a running bet.
I bet Dave that he would go completely nuts when he gave up his car for public transportation for an entire year.
Now that the weather has been below freezing in the DC area for the …

 Frugal Living, Green Living, Personal Finance Tips, Savings Accounts         1 comment

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2008 sucked!  The only folks who seemingly made any money last year were the bankruptcy lawyers and the uber bears that shorted the market. 
Like most, I’m welcoming the new year a little more than usual.
That said, most of us have the pleasant (or foolish) belief that a new year brings new hopes and new …

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It’s Christmas time again and every year around this time drag myself into my doctor’s office to get a physical.
Lately, it’s been a semi-annual thing (stupid metabolic irregularities) so I’ve built up quite a friendly rapport with my new physician, the nursing crew, and other support staff.
But today was a …

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I’m probably the most unlikely Green Living advocate on the planet.
I’m an advocate of offshore drilling, I voted for Bush in 2004 (bad call I know), and I drive a crossover SUV.
Yet, more and more these days, I find myself being slowly taken in by the tree hugger movement.
Why?
Because every …

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I’ve finally decided to exchange all of my standard light bulbs for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs.
I realize I’m a few years late in joining the Going Green energy movement, but after spending the last two weeks reading about everyone’s retirement accounts being in the crapper (Moolanomy and No Debt …