Eric Leech
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George the Lobster is Free!
A 20 pound lobster going by the name of George was saved this past Saturday, as PETA brought him out to the Atlantic and set him free. George had been living at City Crab Restaurant in
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Boost Your Vehicles Efficiency for Free with Garmin ecoRoute: Coming this February!
GPS units offer improved efficiency with your vehicle by offering you a one shot route to your destination. In other words, there is no more of the "hunt and peck" method of finding the nearest gas station, or the
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Survey Says: Men's Bad Bathroom Habits are Good for the Environment
We know that some men have bad bathroom habits (women too). But it has come to our attention that a few of these social no-no's, might actually be good for the environment, at least to some degree. Our question is, at what
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Seven Crazy Things Celebrities Have Said About the Environment
From George W. Bush to Jennifer Aniston, celebs spread their great wisdom on the world's most pressing issues involving the environment. Celebrity and political forces have been known to express their views on such subjects as
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Green Tea Protects From Alzheimer's, More Studies Show
Photo Credit: Kanko Research with green tea and Alzheimer's continues to show that the antioxidant properties in green tea (Camellia Sinensis) may in fact have the ability to decrease production of beta-amyloid, which is the protein which forms plaques
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Is Toyota Hot on the Trail of a Solar Powered Car?
Toyota, who is famous for its groundbreaking introduction of the Prius, is currently rumored to be hot on the trail of another first... a solar powered car. This headline was splattered all over the Web last Thursday. The vehicle
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Will Global Warming Cause World War IV?
Photo credit: SoftPixTechie Global warming is the cause of a number of damaging effects to the earth and its inhabitants, such as climate change, glacier retreat, rising sea levels, and now we may have a new threat on the horizon... world war! According
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Ford Parking Assist Technology Makes Lincoln MKT Crossover (Slightly) More Efficient
Well folks, another basic function of life has now been taken away from us, as if we were stumps on a log not able to think and function for ourselves. But perhaps Ford is right. Maybe the public has forgotten the art of
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LED Umbrella Is Powered by Rain
Part of creating the ultimate sustainable planet will be our ability to find sustainable energy sources in a variety of means, such as sunlight, water flow, wind, and yes, even rain. We are of course speaking of the kinetic
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BamGoo: Bamboo on Wheels
Bamboo is a great sustainable fiber which can be used for just about anything. We're talking about underwear, laptops, car door interiors, and car exterior body panels... okay, wait just a darn minute here. If the above video of the "BamGoo" car
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Top 10 Answers to the Statement: You Might be a Hypermiler If...
Jeff Foxworthy may have top billing when it comes to the You Might be a Redneck jokes, but today we try our hand at our own brand of You Might be a Hypermiler humor. Be gentle, we're not comedians, just die hard hypermilers with
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Lonely Man Leaps Into Polar Bear Cage Because "He Looked Lonely"
We all would like to save the polar bear, but this method would seem, well, perhaps a little suicidal. This past Monday at the Berlin Zoo in Germany, police escorted a 37-year-old male off the zoo's property after he was
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Further Proof of Life on Mars
For awhile now there has been talk of humans becoming the future inhabitants of Mars before the centuries end. With this in mind, recent evidence now shows that Mars may have indeed had life on its surface at some point in
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What Does it Take to Turn Any Vehicle into an EV? We Ask Seth Leitman, Author of "Build Your Own Electric Vehicle"
Electric vehicles are a hot topic right now, but the problem is there really isn't much to choose from other than a handful of hybrids and NEVs (neighborhood electric vehicles). But did you know that for the price of a new,
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The Newly Discovered Dragon Millipede may be in Danger of Extinction
The Dragon Millipede is one of the recently discovered specimens found in the area of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. This area had been kept under wraps with political turmoil for many decades. It was not until the 90's when scientists were
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New Smart Speed Bump Boosts Economy, Lowers Emissions, and Reduces the "Umph" Factor
Photo Caption: "Swedish for speed bump" Credit to Goodnight London The Old Speed Bumps We hate them. Okay, well hate is a pretty strong word, but not strong enough for some of us. Perhaps despise, or even loathe is more appropriate to express some of
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When Outsourcing Makes 'Cents' for the Green Business
The old saying goes, "A penny saved is a penny earned." Smart businesses are always looking for an easier, greener, and more cost effective way of doing business, and this becomes even more important during economic down
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Obama and McCain Political Banners Team-up to Help Homeless in Colorado
At the end of every election, there is always a leftover pile of buttons, signs, banners, broken and elated hearts. This year was no different than any other, and while many states had recycle programs to help clean-up the
