theGreenTax, show #42

Bag2Bag

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  • The number 2, and the number 4, not just numbers, words to recycle by.

Show Topics:

  • Bag2Bag
  • Bag2Bag -- Kroger Recycle Plastic Bags

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Green Tip:

  • Look for the numbers 2 and 4, and bring them back to the store to recycle them.
  • Keep your refrigerator and freezer as full as possible.

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Tags: podcast, bag2bag, plastic, recycle, plastic+recycle, kroger, global+warming, artic+circle

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theGreenTax, show # 41

Car Sharing

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  • Studio 120, it’s a dance club where dancing turns on the lights.

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  • Car Sharing

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  • If you’re in CA, and you’re buying a new car, pay attention to the environmental performance sticker.

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Tags: podcast, car+sharing, car sharing, zipcar, zip+car, renewable+energy, driveclean, urban+planning

Add comment June 29, 2008

theGreenTax, show #40

Renewable Portfolio Standard

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  • All the energy saved when Hillary’s campaign turned off their lights.

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  • Renewable Portfolio Standard

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  • Use a fan instead of an air conditioner

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Tags: renewable portfolio standard, rps, renewable energy, mighigan, governor granholm, granholm, legislation, green, environment, podcast, government, politics, jobs, wind energy

3 comments June 20, 2008

theGreenTax, show #39

The Climate Change Bill.

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  • Phil A. Buster, working to prevent environmental legislation, so you don’t have to.

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  • The Climate Change Bill.

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Green Tip:

  • Buy your gas early in the morning or late at night, when the gas is more dense…details to follow…

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Tags: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, Lieberman, Warner, climate security act, Boxer, senate, climate warming, cap and trade, green house gas emissions, carbon emissions, filibuster, green, environment, government, politics, jet blue, hillary, clinton, hillary clinton, barack obama, obama

Add comment June 12, 2008

theGreenTax, show #38

The 4 day work week.

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  • The 4 day work week.

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Green Tip:

  • Combine trips for shopping and running errands.

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Tags: green, environment, oakland county, government, Patterson, fuel economy, energy, gas price, price at the pump, politics

Add comment June 6, 2008

theGreenTax, show #37

The Gas Holiday Tax.

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  • Bean0, recommended by 4 out of 5 doctors when listening to Hillary talk about gas.

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  • Hillary’s Gas Tax.

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  • Ride your bike when possible.
  • Reduce your weight in the car.

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Tags: green, environment, Hillary Clinton, Gas Tax Holiday, Barack Obamma, John McCain, fuel economy, energy, gas price, price at the pump, election, politics

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theGreenTax, show #36

Gas prices and buying a fuel economy car.

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Gas prices are going up...

  • Hamlet’s trip to the gas station where he contemplates killing his car when he sees the price of gas these days, “To Prius, or not to Prius, that is the question…”

Show Topics:

  • Gas prices and buying a fuel economy car.

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The Magic Formula:

  • Choose cars to compare to current car
    • current car = toyota sienna @ 20mpg, $0
    • new car 1 = toyota matrix @ 28mpg, $18,231
    • new car 2 = toyota prius @ 46 mpg, $25,500
  • Calculate cost of gas per month for each car, using the following formula:
    • A = average number of miles driven in a month
    • B = MPG for a specific car
    • C = cost of gas per gallon
    • D = Cost of gas per month = (A / B) * C
  • Using $4 gallon
    • D40 = cost of gas to fill toyota sienna for a month = ( 1500/20 ) * 4 = 300
    • D41 = cost of gas to fill toyota matrix for a month = ( 1500/28 ) * 4 = 214
    • D42 = cost of gas to fill toyota prius for a month = ( 1500/46 ) * 4 = 130
  • Using $5 gallon
    • D50 = cost of gas to fill toyota sienna for a month = ( 1500/20 ) * 5 = 375
    • D51 = cost of gas to fill toyota matrix for a month = ( 1500/28 ) * 5 = 268
    • D52 = cost of gas to fill toyota prius for a month = ( 1500/46 ) * 5 = 163
  • Use cost savings in gas for a new car to figure out how long it would take to earn back the cost of the new car
    • worst case, using $4 gallon and toyota matrix
      • 28,231 / (D41 - D40) = 328 months = 27.35 yrs ( not 17 as stated on podcast )
    • best case, using $5 gallon and toyota prius
      • 25,500 / (D52 - D50) = 122 months = 10 yrs
  • Conclusions:
    • If you’re looking to save money, drive less
    • If you have a car that’s working now, it probably doesn’t make sense to buy a new fuel economic car solely based on rising gas prices.
    • If you are buying a new car, it makes sense to do the calculations to figure out what your best bang for buck is, given gas is most likely your highest cost contributor for ongoing car cost.

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Tags: green, environment, toyota prius, toyota, prius, fuel economy, energy, gas price, price at the pump

Add comment May 16, 2008

theGreenTax, show #35

Recycling Laserjet Cartridges

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The Stoner Soybean Dude

  • The soybean dude that looks like a stoner M&M on the cover of a pamphlet entitled — “The Amazing Soybean”, printed with soy ink

Show Topics:

  • Recycling Laserjet Cartridges

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  • Fix your leaky faucet and toilets

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Tags: earthdayexpo, earthday, hp, hewett packard, recycle, laserjet cartridge, laserjet, ewaste, green, environment

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theGreenTax, show #34

La Vida Local

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  • Locally grown organic hand picked picks of pickled peppers, not just for tongue twisters anymore.

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  • Julie LaPorte and La Vida Local

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  • Use the cruise control — it can save fuel by keeping a steady speed.

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Tags: earthdayexpo, earthday, la Vida Loca, ricky martin, rickroll, rick astley, living local, green, environment

Add comment April 29, 2008

theGreenTax, show #33

greenyour.com

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  • The chicken that you throw away at the earthdayexpo so you can eat the edible plate it came on.

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  • greenyour.com

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Tags: earthdayexpo, earthday, paris hilton, britney spears, green, environment

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