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FedEx Doubles EVs, Adds Other Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

Alexis Petru, June 29th, 2011

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx that handles time-sensitive shipments, announced it will double its electric vehicle fleet and add more than 4,000 new fuel-efficient vehicles to its conventional fleet. In the next two months, the company will place 24 new all-electric vehicles in service in New York City, Chicago and Memphis. With 19 all-electric vehicles already operating in Los Angeles, ... read more

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Tagged electricvehicle, fuel, gas, reduce

Published in Automotive


Should You Skip Fireworks This 4th?

Alison Neumer Lara, June 29th, 2011

Independence Day fireworks are an American tradition, but all those explosions leave behind far more than an air of celebration. Pyrotechnics typically contain health-damaging pollutants such as perchlorate to quickly burn fuel, heavy metals (barium, copper, lithium) to produce glittering colors, and sulfur-coal-laced powder charges that send fireworks aloft in the first place. Studies show that following a big fireworks display, contaminating ... read more

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Tagged airquality, explosives, reduce

Published in Hazardous


Food Packaging Makes Up Majority of Bay Area Litter

Alexis Petru, June 29th, 2011

Nearly 70 percent of litter in the San Francisco Bay Area comes from food and beverage packaging – and much of that litter originated at fast food restaurants – according to a new report released by Clean Water Action (CWA). Citing the statistic that 80 percent of marine pollution comes from the land, the environmental nonprofit embarked on a six-month ... read more

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Tagged packaging, reduce

Published in Plastic


5 Low-Waste, Skinny-Waist Recipes

Mary Mazzoni, June 29th, 2011

Going vegetarian or vegan for one meal per week is a common green tip. But for some, presenting a meat-free meal to the family can seem like a daunting task. How do I make it? Will they like it? Will I like it? Try to shake those visions of granola and unhappy faces around the dinner table because vegetarian food doesn’t ... read more

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Tagged composting, food, organic, organicwaste, Recipes, reduce

Published in Garden


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