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What Are More Eco-Friendly Ways For Measuring the Economy Than GDP?

photo: Tracy O via flickr With Earth Overshoot Day 2010 coming up fast upon us, and every day’s activities past that unsustainably depleting the planet’s resources, it seems appropriate to ask whether there ought not be a better way of assessing the impact of the economy on the environment. After all, chasing Gross Domestic Product hasn’t served particular well so far creating an ecologically sustainable society. Surely there’s a … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What Are More Eco-Friendly Ways For Measuring the Economy Than GDP?

Chevrolet Cruze Eco to Have Variable Geometry Air Shutter for Better MPG

Photo: GM Don’t Let More Air In Than You Need There are all kinds of tricks to make cars more aerodynamic (and thus more fuel-efficient- here’s an extreme DIY example ). One of those tricks is to have a variable geometry air shutter at the front of the vehicle to let more air in when the engine needs cooling, and to reduce wind drag by letting less air in at higher speeds or when the engine doesn’t need cooling. Check out the video below…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Chevrolet Cruze Eco to Have Variable Geometry Air Shutter for Better MPG