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13 Ways to Make Your Existing Car Greener and Avoid Buying a New One

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Wishing you had bought a new Prius or even an EV about a year ago so you could be saving a ton of money on those twice weekly fill ups? However, buying a new car isn’t in the cards for me right now, so I have to make due with the one I have. Shut the car off. If you idling for more than 30 seconds, turn the car off.

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11 Ways To Make Personal Travel More Sustainable And Less Polluting

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can pick up a good used bike for under $100 and stop paying for gasoline and emitting noxious gases. Most major cities now have bike rentals available by the hour, which sure beats renting a car for the day. They are incredibly fuel-efficient, cheap to buy and insure, and emit way less pollution than automobiles do.

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