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Blog about saving money by going green. Discusses topics including the environment, alternative sources of energy, going green, organic and sustainable products, finance, the environment, nutrition and technology.

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  • Does Buying Green Make Us Less Altruistic?

    Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 07:00 in news, polls

    In a recent study published in Psychological Science, it was found that buying green products can often lead to having “questionable behavior” in other aspects of our lives.  The study even concluded htat it may lead to a person who may ...

  • Almost Half Of Americans Would Buy Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

    Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 07:00 in automobiles, polls

    According to a recent study by Pike Research, 48% of consumers would be at least very likely to purchase a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with a 40 mile charge.  The results are also interesting in that only 8% of all the peopled surveyed we...

  • Study Finds Organic Foods Not More Nutritous

    Posted on Friday August 7th, 2009 at 07:00 in nutrition, polls

    If you were to ask the a random person on the streets, “Are organically grown foods more nutritious than conventionally grown ones?”, what would you expect the answer to be?  I would imagine the majority of people would say that organic ...

  • Baltimore City Considering Plastic Bag Tax

    Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 at 08:17 in news, Local, polls

    This is a local news story out of Baltimore, MD that could affects all shoppers.  In an attempt to clean up the streets of Baltimore of plastic bags, the Baltimore City counsel is proposing 25¢ tax on every bag used in stores.  Councilman Bill Hen...

  • Many Feel Global Warming is Exaggerated

    Posted on Thursday March 12th, 2009 at 09:12 in environment, polls

    A recent poll released by Gallup showed that a high percentage of Americans feel that global warming is “exaggerated” when portrayed in the news. Around 41% of Americans feel that the media is exaggerating the effects that we have on glo...