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Did you know that 2.5 million bottles are thrown away every hour in the United States? That’s a lot of bottles. How many bottles did you contribute to the pile? Watch The 11th Hour Press Conference with Leonardo DiCaprio on YouTube, they stray into the topic when one of them starts talking about personal action. I’m not a big fan of water, they all taste different to me–some good, some bad–but when I did drink water, it was usually out of a bottle. I’m also guilty of using plastic soda bottles, plastic juice bottles and glass juice bottles. It’s something I definitely have to change. In fact, I just bought myself a new Bisphenol-A-free (BPA-free) Nalgene bottle. There are some Nalgene bottles in the storage room but I’m pretty sure they were bought before we learnt that BPA is toxic. (more…)

The smart car. A better choice of a vehicle by Mercedes-Benz. Every time I bring it up when people complain about gas prices, I’m always met with the same complaints.

You say it’s not aesthetically pleasing. Okay, I can’t change your mind about what you think looks pleasing and what doesn’t but I like it and it’s practical. The smart fortwo is 2.5 m in length, that’s the width of a normal parking space. To put it into perspective, the Honda Civic is 4.4 m and the Hyundai Santa Fe is 4.67 m in length. Okay, smart fortwo seats two and the Honda Civic and the Hyundai Santa Fe seats 5. This is my segue. (more…)