By admin on August 21st, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new report on obesity in the U.S. According to the study, the U.S. witnessed a 1.1 percent increase in the number of self-reported people with obesity between 2007 and 2009.
The increase amounts to 2.4 million additional Americans reporting that they have joined the category of obese individuals. In addition,
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By admin on August 2nd, 2010
WARREN, MI — General Motors plans to use a new air conditioning refrigerant for its 2013 models that is a less potent greenhouse gas than the current common refrigerant.
The primary vehicle refrigerant in use is HFC-134a, which is some 1,400 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2) when it comes to global warming and is being banned by the European
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By admin on July 23rd, 2010
Every moment you spend idling your car’s engine means time spent needlessly wasting gas, as well as rougher wear on your vehicle. So give it a rest, and avoid idling through your days.
One of the ways the much-praised Toyota Prius is able to achieve such impressive fuel economy is by having a computer cut out idling automatically: when you aren’t
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