green living, smart spending
It makes sense that car companies which want to be known for producing eco-friendly cars would produce them at eco-friendly factories. Here’s how Kia, Ford, Jeep, Nissan, VW and GM are greening their production facilities in the USA and around the world: As we all know, trees soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Kia
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Holland America Line has just announced a two-year partnership with O, The Oprah Magazine, including a special cruise to Alaska this summer with Oprah and Gayle King on board, and a contest to win a spot on the cruise. ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter attended the news conference at Hearst Magazine headquarters in NYC – Hearst publishes
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Sorry, Paris, but beaches and islands rank at the top of the list for romantic vacations, and not just for Valentine’s Day. If you are thinking beyond Feb. 14, 2017, these are the top beach and island destinations around the world, recommended by travel agents with Travel Leaders. Hawaii. “Hawaii is a beautiful destination with
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Any time is a good time to plan a visit to the city where every Chevrolet Corvette in the world is produced. Tour the National Corvette Museum and Mammoth Caves, one of the largest national parks in the USA.
The first-ever plug-in-hybrid from the iconic MINI brand launches in 2017 with the same good looks and fun-to-drive appeal as its gas sibling, and with a knock-your-socks-off 72MPGe fuel economy. This is a MINI with maxi appeal. “It’s the perfect car for the U.S.,” project director Uwe Seitz told me at the MINI hybrid’s world
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Now that your home is getting smarter, with internet-connected heating and cooling, webcams to check on the baby and babysitter, lock or unlock your door remotely, it’s more important than ever to keep hackers out. These tips will help keep the digital version of breaking-and-entering from creating mayhem, even endangering the health and safety of
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Crested Butte is having a super lift ticket deal the day after the SuperBowl, and it depends on the final score of the big game between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. Lift tickets will be priced at $1 per point of the total score of the game. If the score at the end
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One of the best deals on the planet is the $10 lifetime pass to America’s National Parks for those of us 62 and older. That deal vanishes soon, when the price jumps to $80, so get your pass now before the price increase goes into effect. It’s first price increase for the Senior Pass since
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Travelers can fight sex trafficking during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (January) by taking a photo of your hotel or motel room and uploading it to a free anti-trafficking app. According to UNICEF, 5.5 million children worldwide are trafficked each year. Here’s how you can help lower that number: Photos uploaded with the
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Money matters. Nearly half of us give or get gift cards for the holidays, birthdays and other anniversaries. If you don’t like the store, restaurant or movie theater, you can sell that gift card for cash, and get anywhere from 65 to 95 cents on the dollar. Even losing up to 20 percent or more
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