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  I have tried, mrLee

  I have tried to use canvas bags at Walmart a couple of times. Now, I shop at Aldi (a bargain grocery store that appears to be a transplant from Europe). Aldi actually gives you a strong incentive to bring your own bags (or any type) by selling plastic bags, by having the cashier not bag anything (they ring and put back into the cart) and by providing a space for you to take your cart over to (after checking out) and bagging yourself.

  By contrast, if you want to use your own bags at Walmart, the cashier rings (rapidly as usual) and places the groceries on the small triangular space on top of the bag carousel. The first time I tried to keep up, transferring items from the small space into the bags in my cart. The second time, I gave up, just tossed the items back into my cart, and then wheeled the cart over to a bench after I finished paying for my groceries. I have found Walmart structurally hostile to the idea of canvas bags. No wonder they are looking abroad for most of the reduction in plastic bags.  On Wal-Mart will slice use of plastic bags posted 1 year, 1 month ago 5 Responses

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  40 to 45 is most fuel efficient

  I agree with Wolverine on this. You car uses the least amount of gas when you just get into your highest gear (and are not lugging, for sticks). For some cars (three speed automatics) this might be 35 MPH, for my five speed Accent this is somewhere between 42 to 47 MPH depending on whether I am on a hill or not. Over that speed, road and wind resistance combine to reduce fuel economy. But 45 MPH is too slow for a trip of much more than a half hour, so 55 MPH is a good compromise. But to get almost hybrid like results, don't go over 50 MPH.  On Advocates push for return to 55-mph speed limit posted 1 year, 2 months ago 20 Responses

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  Maybe by referencing the Wikipedia

  Yesterday I discovered the Wikipedia has a page on the Global Warming Controversy (including who/what is causing it). It's a long page, and I suspect it includes the major figures who either dispute global warming or its origins. I think that anyone who wants to be fair who reads it would agree that it seems balanced. For example, it makes clear that essentially all legitimate scientific societies agree global warming exists and that man is a, if not the, major contributor to it. The page also notes the peer reviewed status of global warming dissenters. I think that proponents of either position would be annoyed that their opponents are even given a hearing on the Wikipedia.  But this would seem to be a way for journalists to cover their asses, by directing people to that Wikipedia page for a lot more detail. On Journalists need to evaluate strength of scientific consensus posted 1 year, 2 months ago 31 Responses

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  Re: To put it simply

  Amen.On More drilling in exchange for comprehensive energy legislation posted 1 year, 3 months ago 24 Responses

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  It's already happened

  What startles me is that few people pay attention to what is happening around them. From the time gas prices started their steep climb sometime in May until now, Americans stopped buying SUV's and pickup's (at least, those who had no reason to buy one (surbanites, as opposed to farmers or landscapers, etc), and people have cancelled vacations, some have started driving a bit slower and some are biking or taking the bus/train. Not just Americans, I believe people all over the world made these adujustments. Not surprisingly, oil traders added these factors into their calculations, and the price of barrel of oil fell from $149 per to $122 per. So Obama's comments have real world proof right in front of us.
  The problem is we need to do all we are doing and more, to conserve enough for our children to make the transition to using even less oil. On More oil can be found in your car than offshore posted 1 year, 3 months ago 8 Responses