Economy

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Gift Economy

An introduction to the "Gift Economy." An economic system that is not rooted in materialism or consumerism. An economy built on community giving.

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Fuel Economy: How Traditional Car Models Compete With Hybrid Vehicles

In recent years a greater emphasis on MPG during car shopping has emerged.

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Honda Uses F1 Engineers to Race Towards High Fuel Economy

Honda has had a long legacy in racing, from its early days racing motorcycles to its recent success as an engine supplier to other top-teir racing teams.

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Nonprofits seek creative alternatives to weather down economy

As the nonprofit sector adjusts to a rough economy, more groups are turning to Grassroots.org for solutions.

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Discovering nature's wonder in order to save it, an interview with Jaboury Ghazoul

Sometimes we lose sight of the forest by staring at the trees. When this happens we need something jarring and eloquent to pull us back to view the big picture again.

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Taking the Measure of the Real Economy

Is water pollution a good thing? Divorce, breast cancer, water pollution, and prison costs all count as positive things in measures of economic activity. What's up with that?

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Modified Honda CRX HF Scores 118 MPG in Fuel Economy Run

In the pantheon of very efficient production cars, there are perhaps three Hondas that truly stand out: the first generation Insight hybrid, the lean burn Civic VX, and the CRX HF.

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Why our throwaway economy is on a collision course with the earth's geological limits

The stresses in our early twenty-first century civilization take many forms--social, economic, environmental, and political. One distinctly unhealthy and visible illustration of all four is the swelling flow of garbage associated with a throwaway economy.