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Could The Problem Be We Just Do Not Care What We Eat?

Posted on August 19, 2008 by in Nontoxic

I just read the findings of a survey done by the USDA, and I was surprised at what I saw. I am sorry if I have to vent a little in this article, but it disturbed me some. I am trying to see the logic. The survey was on food labels. To be more specific, [...]

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Two Golden Rules of Healthy Eating

Posted on August 15, 2008 by in Guest Posts, Health, Weight Loss

The amount of marketing and misinformation that we are exposed to in a day make it next to impossible for most people to really understand what to eat. Even people trained in nutrition still need to learn more than a university degree has to offer before they can start making truly informed choices about what to eat.

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Hydrogen Cars

Posted on August 14, 2008 by in Clean Air, Guest Posts

This is a bit of an update on innovations in technology, and the new Hydrogen Cars which are being produced. This is part of the push to use clean energy and alternative fuels. I always appreciate seeing people working so hard to make it possible us to live on a cleaner planet.

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Hypermiling Video

Posted on August 13, 2008 by in Cars

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Don’t Drive Angry

Posted on August 12, 2008 by in Cars

traffic jam from Crestock Photos Driving when you are angry or upset can be dangerous and it can also have bad effects on your fuel consumption. As covered this this post on a Hypermiling Blog I came across, driving when you are angry can cause you to waste gas. Speeding, slamming on the brakes, and [...]

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“You Are What You Eat”

Posted on August 11, 2008 by in Nontoxic

I just found this video and it brought chills. Why? This is not something that is new to me. I have known these things since I was a baby. I grew up in a home where Skippy peanut butter was banned, white bread was never seen, and maraschino cherries – I think I wondered if [...]

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Hypermiling Basics

Posted on August 10, 2008 by in Cars

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Unhelpful Hypermiling Tips

Posted on August 9, 2008 by in Cars

I’ve been looking around for gas saving tips and hypermiling techniques lately, and whereas you can find some good ones, I must say that there are a lot of “tips” around which frankly I find useless.

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Hypermiling Successes

Posted on August 9, 2008 by in Cars

Sports Car from Crestock Free photos I’ve seen a few successes posted here and there on the web, written by people who have employed hypermiling techniques successfully to get better gas mileage. I will start posting some of the links I come across as I think its important for my blog readers to be able [...]

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