2009 Green Car of the Year!
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For the first
time since the 2006 model year, VW came back with the 50-state
Clean Diesel Jetta TDI, EPA rated at 30 city and 41 highway.
VW quotes slightly higher numbers and we routinely get 49
MPG round trip from Northern Dutchess County to New York
City on the Taconic Parkway!
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Zero Energy Homes
of the Future in New Paltz, NY
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“Green Acres” is a 25-homesite community in the Village of
New Paltz that is trailblazing the way for sustainable
housing. Using state of the art combined technologies, all
homes will have the ability to achieve Zero Net Energy. |
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A Local PTA Goes Green
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The Mill Road PTA's Green Committee seeks a "waste free
lunch". The Red Hook, NY PTA had a big idea and acted
on it. To reduce the use of disposable water bottles,
juice boxes and disposable plastic bags, they ordered
12-ounce re-usable water bottles and 'wrap-n-mats.'
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A Hybrid for
your toys?
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New hybrid rechargeable batteries can be used several hundred times.
For each one you buy, that means several hundred batteries that are not going into the
garbage.
Not buying and discarding those hundreds of regular
batteries saves you hundreds of dollars and it's
good for the environment. |
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A Pink Bag
That's Green
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This cool pink cosmetic bag is made from recycled soda and water
bottles. You get a useful pink bag to put your stuff in and
fewer bottles wind up in landfills. It's from Design & Source
Productions and we found it at Target. |
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