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...this is a good start. I'd add 'giving anonymously'.

With regards to my favorite topic, Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHEV):

LENO: Now, you mentioned cars a minute ago. You went to the electric car, you went to look at some batteries today ( Read more... )

Last year in June I reported how my energy usage had sunk since I had unplugged my printer. In the last couple of weeks, I've done an extensive investigation of my energy usage. I've learned:

1. Turning off your power strip is a bad idea as you lose surge protection.(See below) Unplugging it is smarter.(During an electrical storm, unplugging is ( Read more... )

AutoPager and CoolPreviews have changed my web-browsing experience for the better ( Read more... )

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HR1424, better known as The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, which enacts the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (EISA), is pretty awesome in parts. Sect. 205 establishes a tax credit for PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) and Sect. 207 adds "electricity" to the list of clean-burning fuels, thus qualifying EVs as eligible for ( Read more... )

Recent Article: Brisk Walk Can Curb Chocolate Cravings.

Obviously they weren't taking a brisk walk to Picco in the South End. Best. Dark. Chocolate. Ice. Cream. Ever.

Walk briskly.

anysoldier.comGives addresses to write to soldiers who will distribute your letter or care package to another soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan who isn't getting any mail. Postage = amount it would take to ship the letter or package to NYC or SF ( Read more... )

Thanks Haptotrope. It was too good to pass up:

Book meme
* Grab the nearest book.
* Open the book to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post the text of the next few sentences in your journal.
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.

From Reconstructing Clothing for Dummies by my friend Miranda ( Read more... )