Dear EarthTalk: Is it better to drive an older, well-maintained car that gets about 25 miles per gallon, or to buy a new car that gets about 35 miles per gallon?
It definitely makes more sense from a green perspective to keep your old car running and well-maintained as long as you can—especially if it’s [...]
In the last 4 days, I have seen our local gas prices go up by $.10…and I could not be happier about it. Call me crazy, but I think gas should be more expensive, not less expensive. In Europe, gas costs somewhere around 4 times what we pay for it here! I know [...]
In September I wrote a post about recycling e-waste, and I received a comment on the post asking if I knew where people could recycle motor oil. I figured if he had that question, many other people might as well, so I went looking for information on recycling used motor oil. Let’s take a look.
Recycling [...]
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Dear EarthTalk: I’ve suddenly been seeing a lot of those tiny “Smart Cars” around. Who makes them and what is their fuel efficiency? And I’m all for fuel efficiency, but are these cars safe?
Originally the brainchild of Lebanese-born entrepreneur/inventor Nicolas Hayek of Swatch watch fame, Smart Cars [...]
