green living, smart spending
The jury is still out on whether or not genetically modified food is potentially dangerous to our health. The federal government says no, along with many scientists, including those who work for the companies that create the genetic modifications. Those include Monsanto and DuPont, whose advertising slogan used to be “better living through chemistry” Many
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Just what the world needs – a stretch Lamborghini Aventador limousine, for your partying pleasure. It’s the limo version of Lamborghini’s Aventador model, complete with the same so-called scissor doors as the conventional model, which is a 690hp. $400,000 two-seater supercar. The stretch version is in the same fiery red orange color as the conventional
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If you have a spare $70,000, you can get a special three-day package for two in a hotel suite overlooking the US Capitol building and the inauguration of President Obama. The deal is at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. More than just a room with a view, this Presidential Entourage package offers several
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The world’s largest annual winter carnival is the annual Quebec Winter Carnival, in the heart of Old Quebec. It is 17 days of fun in the snow, February 1 to February 17, 2013. The daily schedule of festivities includes parades, fireworks, slide runs, a giant foot ball game, concerts, snow sculptures, horse-drawn sleigh rides, dogsled rides, snow sculptures,
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Honda has sold more than one million hybrid vehicles in the 12 years since it released the first generation Honda Insight Hybrid in Japan in 1999. It was the most fuel efficient car on the road at the time, with a fuel economy rating of 35km/liter – the equivalent of approx 80 miles per gallon
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Seattle’s iconic Space Needle is going green with a forest of trees on its roof. This is a virtual forest — a painted one, not a real one — so no trees will actually be growing on the ceiling. The forest design is in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Space Needle in 2012.
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Is the city in the United States where you live — or want to visit — a green city? A British research firm working with Tufts University has rated has rated the 30 Greenest Cities in America for their eco-friendly environmental policies and programs. Not surprisingly, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco were the top three.
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There’s an interesting group of travel contests and sweepstakes to help save you the green in your wallet in 2012 — Canyons Resort is making the most of its appearance on the current 16th season of ABC show The Bachelor. Canyons is offering fans of the show the opportunity to win four grand prizes, including
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While all the news about the shiny new toys being introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, let’s look at the flip side, at the ten cars that barely made a blip on the sales screen in 2011. All are great cars, many with top safety ratings. They just suffer from less
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The crystal-clear air of the Swiss Alps is a perfect place for a gathering of air-cooled vintage VW Beetles. More than 1,000 bugs and their Karman Ghia cousins, will be parking in the pastures surrounding the historic village of Chateau d’Oex, in the Alpine foothills east of Lake Geneva this weekend, August 26-28, 2011. How
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