I love to eat seafood. But since there are a few billion other people that share that sentiment, many varieties of fish are being taken at an alarming rate. In fact, at a rate that cannot be sustained.

So, the Aquarium in Monterey California has put togetherthis nifty site which is designed to help educate us all regarding which seafood comes from sustainable sources, and which is killing off the species.
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There is a company called Hymotion which has developed an add on for Hybrid Electric vehicles such as the Toyota Prius, Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mariner Hybrid which allows these vehicles to plug into an outlet over night and drive 50 miles further on an electric charge.
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In the developed world, we take for granted little things like electricity. But in April 2006 PC World ran an article entitled Save Money by Putting Your PC on a Power Diet. Here are a few of the choice excerpts:

“…just one computer and monitor can suck up nearly as much power in a year as a new refrigerator…”

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