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The good life on less energy--even in the US

Posted July 10, 2008 - 04:18 by Philip Brewer

Green Living, Real Estate and Housing, Cars and Transportation

Bicycle on rural road

Whenever I write a post about energy, I point out that we know it's possible to have a high standard of living while using less energy--people in European countries do, so it must be possible. That always draws comments from people who say that things are different here. When it comes to opportunities for saving energy, that's simply not true.

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Nobody walks in LA - or anywhere!

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Health and Beauty, Green Living

There's a saying that no one ever walks anywhere in Los Angeles. Apparently, that idea has been imported to where I live. Now if only we could get a King Taco.

I just started up a contracting job with a little company named Microsoft. My new team is relegated to a building that's pretty old - such is the case with the less sexy projects at the First Evil Empire (Starbucks is the Second, in case you didn't already know the rankings).

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