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  • what about heat?

    Artificial turf heats up, rather than cools, its surroundings. So, there's a cost when the homeowner has to turn up the AC in order to compensate. Artificial turf does not improve run-off, so there's more stormwater and pollution to deal with. Folks love to say the grass just gets ''hosed off'' when the pet poops on it. Where does the poop go? ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by astersia on January 3, 2009

  • Air travel is hard to offset

    The problem with air travel is that it much more polluting than driving and you go much longer distances. Most estimates say air travel produces more than half a pounds of CO2 per mile per passenger. Of course this depends on a lot of factors such as how full the plane is, but the airline industry uses cheap, dirty fuels and they are incredibly ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by Intersection on December 23, 2008

  • Re: What's really scary...

    Most eco-conscious people are not against fun. The bottom line of all ecological debate is that there are certain processes that are not sustainable. As it is, our Halloween culture is unsustainable. Most of the article is just pointing out that Halloween is a much more energy intensive holiday than most would think. I think the article is ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by Careyagimon on November 1, 2008

  • Hybrids, not as good a move as you think

    Before you go out and buy a hybrid you may want to look into turning your current vehicle into a hybrid. In recent years many advances have been made towards using hydrogen in conventional gas burning engines. While some ideas seem to have been made by crack pot hippies or your neighbor experimenting in his garage some ideas will actually work. ...
    Posted to The Green Lantern by allanmain on July 8, 2008