FuelMonger

If you shop at a Target store, you most likely will end up walking out the door with at least one plastic bag. On the side of all of their bags, Target has printed its list of 10 things that you can do with that bag other than throw it away. So take a tip from Target and help keep those bags out of the landfills!
1. Tiny trash can liner
2. Doggy duty
3. Water balloon
4. Road trip rubbish
5. Soggy laundry
6. Ice pack
7. Toiletry tote
8. Kitty litter liner
9. Tomorrow’s lunch bag
10. Care package padding

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Today oil once again set a new record as it climbed over $142 a barrel. Many different sources, including the Federal Reserve and OPEC are warning that prices could climb much higher before the summer is over. The high price of oil is causing many people to worry about an impending recession.

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Delta Airlines announced that it will add a fuel surcharge to tickets purchased with frequent flyer miles. Jet fuel prices have risen over 80 percent in the past year, and airlines are struggling to find ways to meet the costs while still remaining competitive.

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Several years ago Greg Melville, who now resides in North Carolina, converted an old car to run on vegetable oil. At first his friends and family thought he was crazy for doing it. However, as gas prices climb over $4 a gallon, many people are beginning to do exactly the same thing.

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Barack Obama criticized McCain’s energy policies. Obama accused McCain of encouraging America’s dependence on oil. He gave accolades for McCain’s push to develop a battery powered car, but claims he has been pushing for that for several years.

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In an attempt to restore the Florida everglades, the state has agreed to buy a large tract of land from a sugar producer, which will help restore the flow of water through the everglades.

According to the National Resources Defense Council if every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber toilet paper with 100% recycled ones , we would save 423,900 trees. So next time you are in the market for some toilet paper, shop around and pick up some recycled stuff. We bet your duff won’t even notice the difference.

If you have a toilet built before the mid-90s, install a low flow toilet. This will reduce the amount of water you use with each flush by as much as half. If you are really water-conservation minded, install a dual-flush toilet. This gives you two flush choices, one for liquid waste and one for solid waste.

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Finance ministers from the world’s richest nations gathered in Japan for a two day conference. The ministers warned that the global economy is facing some serious difficulty from slowing growth and and soaring fuel prices. They urged oil-rich nations to increase production in an effort to stop fuel prices from increasing any further.

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The U.S. Senate did not pass a bill to extend a solar tax credit to build power plants. But while federal regulations may not provide enough incentive to entrepreneurs, many state tax credits and policies do. California requires utility companies to produce 20% of their power from renewable sources by 2010. Many other states follow suit. But while technologies still have a way to go to entice entrepreneurs and financiers to extend solar power initiatives, government regulation may provide initial incentives while technologies catch up.