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Conscious Consumer

Can We Expand the Accessibility of Electric Vehicles?

Maggie Potter battery, car, electric, EV, hybrid, ion, lithium, renewable, vehicle 0 Comments

Many of us are looking at methods to reduce our impact on the environment, including our choice of vehicle.

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The Public Health Impact of Vehicle Exhaust

Sam Heller air, car, effects, exhaust, health, particulates, pollute, pollution, quality, vehicular 0 Comments

An often overlooked externality of vehicular emissions is the damage they cause to public health.

EarthTalk Q&A

When Will Electric Vehicles (EVs) Outnumber Gas-Powered Cars? Analysts think 2038 will be the magic year, but it could be sooner...

Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss Bolt, car, Chevy, electric, EV, leaf, Nissan, Tesla, vehicle 0 Comments

It looks like we might have to wait some two decades for electric vehicles (EVs) to displace internal combustion cars as the kings of the American road.

Conscious Consumer

7 Tips for Extending the Lives of Your Products to Reduce Waste

Kate Harveston air conditioner, air conditioning, batteries, car, exhaust, food, fresh, parabens, reduce, shampoo, sodium laurel sulfate, waste 0 Comments

Taking simple measures to reduce the waste we produce literally could mean the difference between life and death for Mother Earth and her inhabitants.

EarthTalk Q&A

E-Bikes: Better For Your Carbon Footprint Than Regular Bikes?

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If you factor in the carbon emissions associated with producing and delivering the extra food required to feed a rider of a conventional bicycle, charging up an e-bike from your grid-based electrical outlet may be better for the environment.

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Volvo EV Plans: Another Nail in the Coffin of the Internal Combustion Engine

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Volvo will only sell hybrid and electric cars beginning in 2019, signaling a shift in the auto industry toward more fuel-efficient cars…

EarthTalk Q&A

Fuel Cell Cars Already Here in California, Coming Soon to Northeast

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Fuel cell cars from Toyota and Honda are now available to drivers in California and coming soon to the northeastern U.S. as well once more refueling stations are built there.

EarthTalk Q&A

The Perils of Parking: Round & Round We Go

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We waste lots of time and fuel and emit lots of greenhouse gases when we are behind the wheel circling around and around the block looking for parking…

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