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Wed, 28 May 2008 13:03:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2120460 Whether the menu consists of burgers, bratwursts, T-bones or pork butt, Memorial Day is a big day for meat. With the livestock sector responsible for 18 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined emissions of all forms of transportation, all those beef burgers add up to extra carbon in the atmosphere... Wed, 21 May 2008 15:04:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2088106 Show two mothers how much you care this year...one of them being Mother Earth!<br> Wed, 7 May 2008 12:16:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=2012158 Once you've got the <a href="http://1055triplem.com/10-ways-to-save-gas/1844236">basics of fuel economy</a> down, it's time to start getting a little more involved. And what's a better place to start than with talking about tires?... Thu, 1 May 2008 14:33:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1981688 I bet you didn't know that ancient, beautiful forests were being slashed around the globe just so you could blow some snot into a tissue or to wipe your behind, did you?<br> <br> If every household in the US replaced just one 12-pack of 400 sheet virgin fiber bathroom tissue with 100% recycled ones, we could save...<br><br> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:43:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1935965 <br /> Want to save 20% or more on fuel costs? Follow these 10 simple tips from the Consumer Federation of America. <br /> <strong><br /> Check Your Air Filter </strong><br /> A clean air filter can improve gas mileage by as much as 10%, and nearly one in four cars needs an air filter replacement. Cost Savings: 28 cents a gallon...<br /> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:56:00 EDT http://1055triplem.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=1738569 1. 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