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Environment
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Books:
How to Live Well without Owning a Car
How to Live Well without Owning a Car suggests taking a car-free path through life. Believe it or not, you can live a full, active life without owning a car. And without a car, it… -
Books:
What Would Jesus Buy?
Be forewarned: This book is a joke, but it uses irony to great effect to spotlight America’s love affair with shopping! “Reverend” Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping shares his hilarious but spot-on views… -
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A Year Without ‘Made in China’
Sarah Bongiorni and her family resolve to forgo Chinese imports for one year. Her experiment, according to one reviewer, ,“requires surprising feats of will power and ingenuity.” Chuck Jaffe, Senior Columnist, MarketWatch host, Your Money… -
Articles:
Artists paints—is oil or acrylic friendlier to environment?
If you are an artist, or just like to paint or do crafts, you may have wondered what effect art paints have on the environment. This article answers the question, addresses recycling and introduces the… -
Press:
Remodelers decry cut in tax credit for energy savings
The $858 billion federal tax bill signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 17 was a mixed bag for homeowners, with elements of both the Grinch and Santa squeezed into the same bulging package.… -
Press:
Some states offer electric car incentives
Nearly half the states are offering or considering incentives to consumers who buy electric cars in a bid to jump-start the fledgling market. Experts say the sweeteners, including rebates and access to less-congestedcarpool lanes, are… -
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Hybrid incentives shrink
Sal Failla, who thinks of himself as a friend of the environment, said he would have liked to have bought an eco-friendly Prius. But the 50-miles-to-the-gallon, $24,000-plus hybrid wasn’t in the 25-year-old’s budget. He recently…

