Monthly Archives: April 2009

Ford Fusion Hybrid goes 1445.7 Miles on ONE TANK OF GAS

The Fusion Hybrid 1,000-Mile Challenge team took turns driving several routes in and around Washington D.C. over the course of approximately three days and nights this weekend. The results were beyond expectations. The route involved elevation changes, and ranged from … Continue reading

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VIDEO Exploring college brains

York College of Pennsylvania students explore their own minds during Scholarship Day Mosiacs with the help of their professor Rebecca Quattrone.

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Green dating

A free online dating & social networking community site specifically for Green Singles, with a focus on the environment. If you are a ‘tree hugger’ looking to meet other eco-friendly singles, then Green-Passions is the site for you. Find others … Continue reading

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VIDEO Personal note from Obama

When Cindy Arnold picked up the mail one day in early March, there was a large manila envelope in the It was a handwritten note from President Barack Obama. In it, he told her he would watch out for her … Continue reading

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Latex based digital inks / water based fabric ink printing

Printing can be a toxic business. In the mechanical printing world, oil based inks gave way to soy based. The York Newspaper Company newspaper products are printed with soy based ink In the increasingly digital reformulation of large scale printing … Continue reading

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Upcycling is the art of recyling

Upcycling takes a waste product or a combination of waste products and innovates them into something new and useful. The Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, will feature more than 300 artists from across the country at its upcoming show in Timonium, April … Continue reading

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David Plouffe buys a Ford Fusion hybrid

The daily voice of the Obama campaign, manager and adviser David Plouffe slipped into history after the election. He recently purchased a Ford Fusion Hybrid (41 mpg city and 36 mpg) in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. usnews.com

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Shared bikes for downtown

Codo is partnering with Gung Ho Bikes in North York to provide five bikes for Codo residents to share. Tenants can use the bicycles to get to work, run errands or cruise the York County Heritage Rail Trail. The program … Continue reading

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VIDEO Raw guitar from recycled cigar boxes

Cigar box guitars were born out of necessity according to Shane Speal of West York. During the early part of the last century when the wooden boxes were as popular as the cigars people smoked, the free container became the … Continue reading

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VIDEO Ressurection

The Rev. Marion Haynes-Weller releases a butterfly during the children’s sermon Sunday at Kreutz Creek Presbyterian Church. The butterflies symbolize new life, she told the congregation during Sunday’s Easter service.

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VIDEO Ancient sun observance with new environmental concern

When you wake up every day, who thinks about this? People take it for granted that the sun’s there every day. It hits a little closer to home. -JoAnn Graham, York Township. Before dawn Wednesday, more than 75 people gathered … Continue reading

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GM to Segway into tiny vehicles

US carmaker General Motors is joining with scooter maker Segway to make a new type of two-seat electric vehicle. The prototype, which will be debuted in New York, is aimed at urban driving. GM aims to start making them by … Continue reading

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Diesel and hybrid evolution

As alternative engine technology matures, manufacturers jockey for position and price. Honda decides to cancel diesels for their larger platforms and evolve their gasoline hybrid offers into the larger cars. The price of the new low cost Honda Insight will … Continue reading

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Philadelphia Phillies go green

Citizens Bank Park is combining baseball with environmental awareness. The program combines the use of energy, consumables and fan awarness, Utility power usage at Citizens Bank Park is fueled by 20 million kilowatt-hours of Green-e Energy Certified Renewable Energy Certificates … Continue reading

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Greenmesh view on birthdays

If you guide your life by the numbers, your potential is always too old or too young for something. Too young to try or too old to continue. A tree doesn’t know how old it is. It lives, reaching for … Continue reading

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