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Carbon Footprints: Ditch the dog, get a Hummer H2, save the planet?

If you don't like dogs, there's now a new reason to continue avoiding canis domesticus. New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale have put forth the hypothesis that the care and feeding of a pooch is more environmentally harmful than rolling in a Toyota Land Cruiser. Those shifty, antisocial felines aren't much better, so don't get any more smug than you already are, cat people. One ten-pound feline's care is the same to the environment as a 3300-pound Volkswagen Golf, the theory goes. The Vales present this work in their book "Time to Eat the ... Read more →

Washington county may ban car washing at home Jonathon Ramsey

If residents in several cities in Clark County, Washington want to get their cars clean, they could soon be forced to do it at retail car washes. According to an employee at the Washington state ...

Lead wheel weights meet their demise in California Michael Harley

Environmentally-friendly California is putting an end to lead balancing weights on wheels and tires. The heavy metal neurotoxin is polluting the state's ground water supplies, according to the ...

18th Annual Tour de Sol on for mid-May John Neff

The Tour de Sol is a car show and competition for environmentally friendly vehicles put on by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association based out of New York. It’s been going on for 18 years ...

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Carbon Footprints: Ditch the dog, get a Hummer H2, save the planet? 1 month ago on Autoblog

Washington county may ban car washing at home 1 year ago on Autoblog

If residents in several cities in Clark County, Washington want to get their cars clean, they could soon be forced to do it at retail car washes. According to an employee at the Washington state Department of Ecology, the state wants "people to make the connection of 'what goes on the street ...

Lead wheel weights meet their demise in California 1 year ago on Autoblog

Environmentally-friendly California is putting an end to lead balancing weights on wheels and tires. The heavy metal neurotoxin is polluting the state's ground water supplies, according to the Center for Environmental Health. The group claims that more than 500,000 pounds of lead weights are ...

18th Annual Tour de Sol on for mid-May 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Tour de Sol is a car show and competition for environmentally friendly vehicles put on by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association based out of New York. It’s been going on for 18 years and this year’s event, scheduled for May 10-14, will feature the most promising collection of ...

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Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

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