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Review of DreamHost

5 star rating Review of DreamHost May 22, 2007 | Posted in Books, Mags, Music & Film

DreamHost I've always been very pleased with DreamHost's web hosting and now just recently I've learned they went carbon neutral. It took them three days to go from “Hey let’s do this” to “Hey it’s done!” (and several thousand dollars ;)

With all their servers, two offices, and employee computers, they...

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Review of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

5 star rating Review of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs April 10, 2007 | Posted in Electronics & Appliances

While fluorescent light bulbs may not give off the same light as traditional incandescents, they are quite the electricity saver. From energystar.gov, They "use at least 2/3 less energy than standard incandescent bulbs to provide the same amount of light, and last up to 10 times longer."

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Review of Craigslist

5 star rating Review of Craigslist April 7, 2007 | Posted in Books, Mags, Music & Film

Craigslist is a great way to keep 'sustainable.' Buying used couches/tables/chairs/tvs/electronics/cars, etc. is one of the best ways to 'recycle' and reduce the amount of garbage we put out there.

They also have a free section, which ties into the whole 'freecycle' concept.

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Review of Prius by Toyota

5 star rating Review of Prius April 7, 2007 | Posted in Transportation

I really like this car, it kinda feels futuristic with the large center display that shows you your gas consumption along with a nice little moving diagram on how the 'innards' of your car are working. Some models even have a rear cam that show you that you're about to bump that car behind you...

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Review of City CarShare

5 star rating Review of City CarShare April 7, 2007 | Posted in Transportation

I've been using citycar for half a year now. It's almost a necessity in sf if you don't have a car. The greatest thing is you can pick the kind of car you need. Want to pick up a couch off craigslist, get the pickup truck. Want to take a bunch of friends for a hike in muir woods, get a 5 seater...

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