FAST
UPCOMING EVENTS
FEBRUARY
For a sneak peek at green car design, check
out the Chicago Auto Show (February 9 to
18), the oldest one in North America. Visitors
will get to feast their eyes on over 1,000 snazzy
vehicles and concept cars. Last year, Ford, GM,
Toyota, and BMW all unveiled models with
eco-friendly features. (chicagoautoshow.com)
Bike lovers take notice! Up to 100 vendors will
participate in the 2007 Seattle Bike Swap
(February 18). With new and used bikes, and all
related gear on sale at bargain prices, it will be the
Black Friday of bike shopping. (pazzovelo.com)
The Chicago Auto Show is the
oldest in North America.
MARCH
Fresh
Walking
Recycling Robot
Low-Carbon
Clooney’s Tesla
Fading
Segway
Vacuuming Robot
Low-Carb
Arnold’s Hummers
Fertilizer
Razor
RoboCop
Low-Fat
Ken Kesey’s Further
What percentage of
renewable energy
consumed in the U.S.
is geothermal?
a.15% b.10%
c. 6% d. 2%
Plenty Tip Junk the Junk Mail
Flyers, credit card applications, and coupon books aren’t only
annoying, they use trees and add to the waste stream. But stopping them is next to impossible. You’d need to contact the Direct
Marketing Association, credit bureaus, and catalog distributors
individually. Who has that kind of time?
There’s a better way vanquish junk mail. Two new
organizations, 41Pounds.org and Greendimes.com,
will contact direct marketers and other companies
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on your behalf and have them remove your name from mailing lists. Both companies also take extra steps to preserve the
environment: Greendimes plants one tree a month for each of
its members, while 41Pounds donates over half its profits to
environmental groups, local schools, and youth groups.
Membership fees are modest—41Pounds charge