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Tonic is a digital media company dedicated to promoting the good that happens around the world each day. We share the stories of people and organizations that are making a difference by inspiring good in themselves and others. At Tonic, we also see ourselves as a service company — one that strives not only to inspire our readers, but to equip them with the resources to make a difference.



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New EPA Gas Economy Stickers Fuel Debate

Tonic, September 9th, 2010

Sorry, gas guzzler. You fail — or at least, earn a D. One of two new EPA-proposed fuel economy stickers, slated to be rolled out next year and slapped on 2012 showroom cars, doesn't dip into the F-range. But it gives letter grades to autos ogled by prospective buyers, which if you ask us, ... read more

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Tagged energy, fuel, gas, oil, reduce, trade

Published in Automotive


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Friendly Gossip Saves One Community $6.5 Million

Tonic, September 3rd, 2010

It's probably safe to assume that most of the people living on Molokai, a 260-square-mile isle in the state of Hawaii, know one another — at least that's what Francois Rogers of the Blue Planet Foundation was counting on. As Greentech Media reports, it was the chatter among friends ... read more

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Tagged cfl, energy, reduce

Published in Household


Microbes Take Bite Out of Gulf Oil Spill

Tonic, August 26th, 2010

Debate has been raging over government claims that only a quarter of the oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico by BP remains, but some scientists say naturally occurring bacteria have been eating away at the oil at such a rapid pace that much of it is already gone. read more

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Tagged oil, trade

Published in Hazardous


Garbage Moguls: Turning Trash Into Treasured Television

Tonic, August 23rd, 2010

One man's trash is another man's ... idea for a TV show? Garbage Moguls, the show where one little company turns trash into "upcycled" consumer goods, is back for season two. Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 4 will air on the National Geographic channel on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 7:00-11 p.m. If you watch, one of our ... read more

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Tagged cardboard, recycle, television, toys, trade

Published in Household


Whiskey Fuel Powered Cars Coming Soon

Tonic, August 20th, 2010

Leave it to the Scots to put whiskey to good use. Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have created a new kind of butanol from the remnants of the whiskey distilling process. They claim the new fuel is 30 percent stronger than ethanol and could be used in vehicles without adapting the engine. The whiskey-fuel could very well ... read more

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Tagged fuel, gas, oil, trade

Published in Automotive


UK Launches Eco-Friendly Car Fueled by Human Waste

Tonic, August 13th, 2010

First we had the car fueled by coffee beans, now we have a car fueled by something far less pleasant but just as effective - human sewage. It might sound gross but the team behind the Volkswagen Beetle Bio-Bug believe it will overtake the electric car and pave the way for a green motoring revolution, thanks to its ... read more

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Tagged energy, fuel, oil, solidwaste, trade

Published in Automotive


A Farmer in the Parking Garage

Tonic, August 6th, 2010

The continuum of problems associated with our petroleum-based economy hit a horrific apex this summer when millions of barrels of oil from an exploded deepwater well gushed into the Gulf of Mexico. For many, the catastrophe has spurred a serious look at their own reliance on fossil fuels. But for San Franciscan Gene Thompson (at right), a dawning ... read more

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Tagged composting, leaves, trade

Published in Garden


Teen Electrifies 1972 Beetle

Tonic, August 2nd, 2010

Ashton Stark isn't old enough to drive, but he has already built himself a vehicle. It took him a year, but he just finished converting his grandfather's 1972 Volkswagen Beetle into an electric car. "I was actually looking online with my dad at electric cars, because we heard a lot about them and thought they were kind of ... read more

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Tagged batteries, trade

Published in Automotive


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Composting by Bike in NYC May Put the Pedal to the Nettles

Tonic, July 26th, 2010

Nearly one-third of the material that New York City currently sends to landfill is nutrient-rich organic matter. If only for an effective system of collection and distribution, this portion of could be much better used to replenish the soil of area farms as compost. For one group of folks in The Big Apple, the way to improve the city's recycling ... read more

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Tagged bicycle, composting, organic, packaging, recycling

Published in Garden


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Once a BP Exec, Now an Algae Biofuel Champion

Tonic, July 21st, 2010

It still may sound strange and far-flung to many of us that one day soon we'll be looking to algae to help us make progress and distance along the path that will carry us away from fossil fuels. But as we have reported on multiple occasions, there's plenty of alternative-to-petroleum promise in that pond scum. And among those who are ... read more

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Tagged energy, fuel, gas, oil

Published in Automotive


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