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Entries from May 2008

Tesla Motors gives its Roadster a powertrain boost

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, GreenTech, Transportation

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Tesla Motors has given the Roadster a bit of a makeover by replacing the 1.0 powertrain with the new more powerful 1.5 series.  The changes brought on by the switch over are pretty substantial for Tesla Motors who is getting [...]

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Fuel saving tips for your wallet and the environment

May 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Environment, Going Green, Transportation

Saving fuel a few years ago wasn’t something most people thought about on a day to day basis.  There just wasn’t enough reason for them to think about it, but today with all of our environmental concerns and the insane gas prices the general public has suddenly been caught with a need for better fuel economy.  Here [...]

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Please welcome our new writer Ben to EcoInsomniac

May 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Site News

Ben is a great guy I met through the blogosphere and he’s got a lot of stuff to say about going green and has a crazy story on why he changed his life the way he did.  He’ll be contributing sparatically for a little bit as he’s moving closer to his full time job, but [...]

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Pacific Coastal Waters Very Acidic, Study Warns.

May 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Environment, Nature

Every day more people become aware of the incoming effects of global warming. It has far reaching side effects, melting of the polar ice shelves, extinction of sensitive species; as well as, the destruction of whole ecosystems.Their are many side effects which are detrimental to many habitats. One of those is the oceans. Besides the [...]

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Have a problem with mosquitoes? Build a bat house.

May 22nd, 2008 · 19 Comments · Environment, Natural, Nature

In my backyard here in South Texas we have a pond which at times means we have a ton of mosquitoes.  We’ve tried fish, but since we have cats who don’t care about water and raccoons live near by once they get bigger they don’t last very long.  So, I went searching the web and [...]

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