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Whole Foods to end plastic bags by Earth Day

Posted: 27 Jan 2008 03:16 PM CST

Whole Foods will be ending its use of disposable plastic grocery bags in all of its 270 stores by Earth Day, April 22. What Do you Think? Is this a good idea?  If you think it is then check out Olivia Zaleski’s article at Huffington post called Plastic Bag Plague: Five Easy Ways To Remember Your Reusable

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U.S. City Ann Arbor Lighting Up Downtown With 100% LEDs!

Posted: 27 Jan 2008 03:11 PM CST

Last year Ann Arbor joined forces with LED manufacturer Cree, Inc, on an ever-expanding citywide LED initiative to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With a recent retrofit contract signed with Lumecon, Ann Arbor is on its way to being the first U.S. city to light up its downtown with 100% LED technology!

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16 year-old builds electric pickup truck

Posted: 27 Jan 2008 03:05 PM CST

“Andrew Angelloti converted his very own 1988 Mazda pickup to run on electricity last year, using $6,000 he had saved up from his part time job as a life guard. He built his truck using 20 flooded lead acid batteries to create 120 volts, which he couples to a 60 HP 9" electric motor.”

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