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Give Your Car A Gleaming Wash Without Using Water
01 September 2010 12:25 PM | No CommentsIn June, I bought a totally righteous Volkwsagen Jetta TDI. It’s fast, gets great gas mileage, handles extremely well on windy mountain roads, has ample storage capacity and cost me just over 25K, making it pretty reasonable for a family car. I love this car. To me, it represents the best kind of lazy environmentalist [...]
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Brita Climate Ride Takes on California
28 June 2010 12:06 PM | No CommentsEven though I was arguably the worst player in the country in Division One college football during my sophomore year season at the University of Pennsylvania, I still think of myself as an athlete. I’m not making this up. In the early 90s, the New York Times ranked every team in D-1 college football by [...]
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The Lazy E, Go Green On A Shoestring, Walmart Satellite Media Tour
16 June 2010 11:54 AM | No CommentsIn 2008, I teamed up with Walmart to demonstrate how green choices are becoming more affordable, accessible, and appealing. The more quality green choices are available on the shelves of the stores where we already shop, the more likely we are to make them part of our lives. My experience tells me that people will [...]
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2010 VW Touareg TDI V6 – Why the #1 Green SUV on the Market Really Matters
One of the more interesting aspects of this job is gaining access to key executives in large companies who make decisions about the future of large industries. Few industries are larger than the automotive industry. During the Geneva Auto Show and the drive event that followed in Tuscany, I was particularly interested to learn that: [...] -
Bicycles & Bicycle-Scooters for Commuters: Classic, Electric, Folding
There are few commuting options more efficient than a two-wheeler. Still, there are almost infinite options when it comes to commuter bicycles, bicycle scooters (newish), and the like. With options aplenty, here are our picks for the commuter in you or the commuter in your life (read: awesome gifts!). No matter what you wind up [...] -
2010 VW Golf TDI Preview — 120mph on the Autobahn
Driving down the Autobahn at 120mph is fun no matter what, but doing it in a 2010 VW Golf TDI clean diesel technology prototype makes me a truly inspired driver. The dialed European suspension handles as fluidly at 120mph as it does at 30mph (not that we recommend breaking any speed limits but there are [...] -
What Matters When Buying a Moped? 100 MPG, Cheap Transportation, Fun
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: “What do mopeds and scooters have in common?” Wait a second, I’m not sure I have that down correctly. Anyway, if you prefer the former to the latter, you’ll want to factor these options into your purchasing decision: engine size, local regulations, and the new vs. used [...] -
Honda Insight – Best Hybrid Car Is Also the Most Affordable?
Years ago, when the peaking SUV trend prompted a backlash from an increasingly eco-conscious public and automakers responded by making lots of cuddly promises about the greener, cleaner cars to come, many skeptical environmentalists assumed that they were just kidding. And, of course, many of them were. But the last couple of years have indeed [...]
