environment

Its not the combination of ingredients that determines the quality of your dogs diet and whether or not the dogs nutritional needs are being met, its the blend of nutrients. The ingredients in dog food only have to do with digestibility ...

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If the Jetta gets the same gas mileage as the Prius but takes diesel (which is the most expensive fuel right now), how can Auburn Volkswagen argue that the TDI is the preferrable option?

Quoted: One Auburn car dealer says he has a way to save on gas money, but the gas-saving car he's promoting isn't what you might think. He says his car can beat the nation's top selling hybrid, the Toyota Prius.
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Volkswagon's new Jetta Turbo Diesel hasn't even hit the Seattle area market, but one Auburn Volkswagon dealer is throwing down the gauntlet to the king of hybrid sales. The Prius touts 47 miles per gallon, while the new Jetta TDI turbo diesel touts 47. The challenge: A road trip from Auburn, Wash., to San Francisco on one tank of gas.

Our connection to the source of life does not figure into its definition of mental health , nor is our destruction of our life-support system included in its list of pathologies. -- Joanna Macy and Molly Young Brown ...

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Apparently if you don't like something, you can ignore it by just not opening the email.

Quoted: The White House told E.P.A. officials that it would not open an e-mail sent in December that argued that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled.

I drove into town today to stock up on produce and spent over one hundred dollars. I can’t believe how expensive organic food is, and I’m getting very discouraged. I would like to buy at the farmers’ market and support my local farmer, ...

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Foreign press: The world is aghast at Bush's latest gaffe.

Quoted: George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan.

Check out how much carbon dioxide your car emits a year. I drive a Mazda 3, which , by comparison, is not a "gaz guzzler". But because of my daily commute from Fremont to Boeing plants in Everett, Renton, and Bellevue, (30 miles + seattle traffic) it's technically a gaz guzzler.

Quoted: TerraPass allows consumers to easily and affordably eliminate the environmental impact of driving their cars by purchasing carbon emission offsets. Help prevent global warming. TerraPass is a global warming solution that reduces carbon dioxide air pollution. Your car puts several tons of carbon dioxide into the air every year. TerraPass takes it back out. Easy, effective, affordable.

Love this column from Slate. It's settled - a hybrid is still more energy efficient!

Quoted: I'm shopping for a car, and my tree-hugging pals are pushing me to get a Prius. But it seems wasteful to buy a brand-new car, given all the energy that goes into the production process. Wouldn't it be greener to get a certified, pre-owned vehicle with decent gas mileage?

Quoted: With more than a nod to NASA and James Dyson French designer Mathieu Lehanneur's Bel-Air purifying system uses plants to