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Oil vs. natural gas for home heating

Natural gas is both cheaper and has lower carbon emissions than oil, though it is still a fossil fuel and its green-friendliness is overstated.

• by Katie Machol
Natural gas is both cheaper and has lower carbon emissions than oil, though it is still a fossil fuel and its green-friendliness is overstated.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Policy, gas, heat, natural gas, oil, carbon emissions, fracking, renewable heating sources

Breaking America's addiction to oil and coal with clean energy alternatives

• by Jennifer Meier
Many people want to find a way to combat high gas prices, but when foreign countries control the price of oil per barrel, there is little that can be done in the marketplace aside from using clean energy alternatives.
• Tags: Green Living, oil, Tampa-Bay, Florida, green, president obama, Green Living, Green Community, Green Jobs, wind power, energy, solar power, gas, go green items, coal, oil spill, energy alternatives, america's addiction, hydrogen fuel, www.gogreenitems.com

EarthTalk: One million electric vehicles on the road by 2015?

• by Katie Machol
Will Barack Obama's call for one million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015 be realized? Some predict there could be as many as 14 million on the road by 2020.
• Tags: Green Living, obama, oil, Green Living, gas, electric vehicle, carbon, state of the union, vehicles, cars, ev

EarthTalk: Does oil drilling cause sinkholes or earthquakes?

• by Katie Machol
What, if anything, fills the empty space underground created by the extraction of billions of gallons of oil? Could oil drilling be one of the causes of increasing amounts of land settling and sinkholes in oil rich areas?
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, oil, Green Living, Green Community, gas, natural gas, crude oil, petroleum, usgs, U.S. Geological Survey

Sign the Weekend Without Oil pledge and go petroleum-free

• by Katie Machol
For every person that pledges, they estimate an offset of 6 gallons of oil.
• Tags: Green Living, oil, Green Living, makeup, pledge, gas, plastic, petroleum, no oil, weekend without oil, Uncategorized

Americans take a stand against BP, starting at the pump

• by Jessica Respondek
Taking I-75 North (and back) to Michigan, I noticed Floridians are not the only folks using their vehicles to let their voices be heard.
• Tags: Activism, Green Living, Activism, protest, Green Living, gas, oil spill, americans, bp, Uncategorized

Saving gas, stopping Obama's offshore oil drills? There’s an iPhone app for that

• by Eric Haase
The simple (and free) Green Gas Saver app shows you when you are accelerating or turning too fast for optimal gas mileage. As a Floridian, I urge you to check out Green Gas Saver to see how you score so we can consume as little gasoline as possible and hopefully help thwart Obama's new push for drilling off our coast.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, iPhone, offshore drilling, Green Living, Green Community, gas, carbon friendly, iphone app, green iphone apps, Obama oil drilling, cars, vehicle emissions, fuel consumption, Green Gas Saver, Uncategorized

The Green Community week in review: Greenwashed bamboo textile claims, best green trend in the Bay, and more

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might've missed last week in the Green Community!
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Cement companies designing greener processes

• by Jessica McCormick
One of the largest producers of excess carbon dioxide -- the cement industry -- might get a green facelift in the next few years. Some new cement companies are looking to change the process significantly and either lower or counter their CO2 production.
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, water, green, Green Living, Green Community, gas, natural gas, waste, carbon dioxide, emissions, co2, carbon, limestone, magnesium, calcium, cement, concrete, fossil fuel emossions, global CO2 emissions, mining, silicates, seawater, byproducts, Uncategorized

The Green Community week in review: Tampa green biz program, cypress mulch protest, harmful water bottles and more

• by Katie Machol
Read what you might've missed last week in Green: Tampa's Green Business Designation Program, the Earth Charter, local protest over cypress mulch, Pecha Kucha, why plastic bottles are harmul and more.
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Nike improves Amazon deforestation policy, Timberland must act (video)

• by Matt De Vlieger
Following the release of Greenpeace’s report, “Slaughtering the Amazon” and pressure from activists, sneaker-giant Nike agreed to revise its policies to ensure that they stop buying leather from deforested areas in Brazil. Now, it's time to take action to get Timberland to help stop destructive practices in the Amazon. Check out the "Every Step Counts to Save the Amazon" video within.
• Tags: Activism, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, Activism, amazon, wal-mart, expansion, International, Green Living, Green Community, Green Policy, gas, June, Pressure, greenpeace, greenhouse, illegal deforestation, destructive practices, welcome news, private lending, public prosecution, grocery store chains, international finance corporation, cattle industry, campaigner, necessary steps, dollar loan, state prosecutor, sneaker giant, deforested areas, dollar lawsuit, bertin, Timberland, Slaughtering, slaughterhouse, moratorium, Marfrig, warming, Adidas, announcement, Reebok, Uncategorized

The Green Community: Week in Review

• by Katie Machol
Check out what you might've missed this past week in the Green Community.
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Great eco-friendly products to have this summer: Push reel mowers and rain barrels

• by Linda Taylor
• Tags: Green Living, Green Community, california, Green Living, Green Community, Linda Taylor, gas, lawn, rain barrel, air pollution, grass, lawn mower, push reel lawn mower, carbon monoxide, califonia air resources board, hydrocarbon, rain water, Uncategorized

Cow farts are killing us all, so what's carnivore to do?

• by Brian Roberts
An interesting article that examines the impact that farming various species of livestock has on the global environment.
• Tags: Food News, Green Living, green, carbon footprint, Food News, meat, Green Living, livestock, slate magazine, gas, greenhouse effect, Uncategorized