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More Drilling is Not The Solution We Need for Our Energy Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

That is 20 years from now – that’s a long time for Americans to make big changes and invest in new technologies! The oil and gas industry still has well over 64 million acres of land that has been granted to them to explore on – which they have not even started using. That makes no sense whatsoever.

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How to Save Money by Downsizing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

More and more people are opting for smaller, more economical cars to reduce running costs as well greenhouse gas emissions. Statistics released by the National Association of Home Builders show the average home size in the 1970s was 1400 square feet; in 2004, this had blown out to a whopping 2330 square feet, almost twice the size.

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Old Car – Low Miles

Nicoles Nickels

I have a 2004 Toyota Corolla. Betsy (the only car I’ve ever named) had power windows and driver seat and when you stepped on the gas she shot forward! It’s time to make the decision. When I put my foot on the gas, a little surge happens, then it blips out, it’s kind of horrifying to me.

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