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Properly maintaining your car can make a big difference, not just to your pocketbook but also to the air we breathe.  And I now have the experience to prove it.

First, some stats.  According to the UK National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, a car throws out 2.84 ounces of pollutants per mile.  Call it 3 ounces per mile, then drive 20 miles, and you’ve thrown 3 3/4 pounds of pollutants in the air.  If you live in a good size city, estimate that there are at least 100,000 cars doing that every day.  Pretty soon, it looks like we are grinding up a stadium and dispersing it every day.

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This week has seen some big developments in politics. Candidates dropped out, feathers got ruffled, and we found out there’s going to be even MORE snow. The good news is that we’ve been working diligently through all of these ups and downs to bring you tips, product information, and online tools to help boost your green!

So here’s a few hitters from our sites, greenHo.ws and GreenProductsNews, plus a couple announcements:

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Greenman will tell you about this pile of electronics I used to have: old monitors, outmoded PCs, discarded cell phones, even first generation MP3 players and PDAs. It was never easy to part with old equipment, but the pile shrunk. As it did, we gained back closet space.

Most of the time, the old hardware was donated to someone who was a few generations behind in technology. Some of the time, the hardware went to charities. Occasionally, it even went in the trash (I am embarrassed to say).

We’re now going through our annual rite of purging, and I’ve found a new option for used electronics and gadgets.

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This week we’ve told you about three easy home projects and some quick hit actions to increase your green-ness. All of these are very much in line with our philosophy of “being green doesn’t have to be hard.” Keeping with the theme of the week, here’s another area to consider: don’t buy software in a physical package.

Most software is sold to corporations, who get software electronically. In other words, they download it directly from the source and distribute to employees over their local networks. Consumers buy less software, but most software sold to consumers comes off the shelf in a box wrapped in plastic and delivered in a truck.

Basically, this is one area where big corporations are doing a better job at being green than the average person. Not that big business is perfect in this area, but they are ahead of the typical home user. Let’s change that.

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There is a sudden rush on the intertubes to green websites. It’s great to see so much interest in our topic! Recently I’ve seen tools for calculating carbon reduction, big magazines starting blog and green marketing sites, and some interesting animation.

One that caught my eye today is carbonrally.com. It’s a team driven, competitive approach to reducing pollution and waste, with opportunity for a little smack.

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