The way we drive has a huge impact on our fuel consumption. The cool thing about saving money on gas by using less of it, from the diamond-cut perspective, is that we reduce our carbon emissions at the same time. And all of us would prefer to subsidize our own bank accounts rather than the [...]
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How To Save Money On Gas
July 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments · transportation
Tags: cars·collateral·driving·energy conservation·environment·fun·gas economy·gas prices·global warming·happiness·mpg·Portland·privacy·saving money·thrift
Our Next Car: Prius Or Honda Hybrid?
March 2nd, 2008 · 8 Comments · sustainability, transportation
With my new, longer commute we’re going to finally replace our single car, a 1993 Nissan Sentra, with a newer car. The question is: what car makes the most sense, given both that we’re thrifty and that carbon emissions are prime drivers of global warming (no pun intended)?
We sized it up last night, now that we’ve finished doing our taxes (we’re early this year). The Prius can get 50ish
Tags: carbon emissions·carbon footprint·climate change·commuting·economics·embodied energy·environment·gas prices·global warming·high gas mileage·Honda·hybrid·long commute·market transformation·new car·Prius·thrift·Toyota·used cars
The Real Cost Of Gas: $15/gallon
February 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · sustainability
Last night my friend Jean gave me the first chapter of Lester Brown’s book Plan B to read. Whoa.
I learned that when the International Center For Technology Assessment studied the entire cost of the gas in our cars, including the military costs of protecting access to Mideast oil and the health care costs of treating illnesses created by air pollution, what our country is really paying for gas is not
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