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		<title>Let&#8217;s talk freight: Is it better to ship by train, truck or plane?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
I recently heard a radio ad by a freight train company, claiming that it moves 1 ton of goods 422 miles on 1 gallon of fuel. Can this be true? And how does it compare to my car&#8217;s fuel economy?
The freight company is CSX and its exact claim is, &#8220;Trains can move a ton of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/11/24/lets-talk-freight-is-it-better-to-ship-by-train-truck-or-plane/</link>
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		<title>Is my big new flat-screen TV killing the planet?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
I&#8217;ll be blunt: Is my big new flat-screen TV killing the planet?
What you are referring to is the use of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) in manufacturing LCD televisions. Back in 1992, NF3 was seen as an environmentally friendly alternative to the ozone-damaging perfluorocarbons that the semiconductor industry used in the plasma etching of silicon wafers. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/11/03/is-my-big-new-flat-screen-tv-killing-the-planet/</link>
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		<title>The presidential candidates keep talking about the evils of China&#8217;s new coal plants and &#8220;clean coal technology&#8221; as a savior. What&#8217;s the real story?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
I keep hearing that China is currently building around one coal-fired power plant per week. Even the presidential candidates repeat it. Is it true? Do you know any sources for it? The candidates also keep talking about &#8220;clean coal.&#8221; What&#8217;s the story with that?
Good question. I have heard various figures from various sources, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/10/20/the-presidential-candidates-keep-talking-about-the-evils-of-chinas-new-coal-plants-and-clean-coal-technology-as-a-savior-whats-the-real-story/</link>
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		<title>How can I help save the bees?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
 
I am still haunted by colony collapse disorder (CCD). I know the scientists are studying it, but is there anything that I and other individuals can do to help the bees?
The mysterious disappearance of honeybees in North America has been truly disturbing. According to some sources, over 40 percent of honeybee colonies have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/10/06/how-can-i-help-save-the-bees/</link>
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		<title>I confess: I am addicted to the latest tech gadgets. Can I be green too?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
 
Like many people in my generation, I am both a technophile and an environmentalist. Can I have the latest gadgets and be green?
I think you may have discovered the quandary of Generation Y (or is it &#8220;Why?&#8221;). How do we reconcile our visions for a more sustainable world with that uncontrollable urge to bring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/09/22/i-confess-i-am-addicted-to-the-latest-tech-gadgets-can-i-be-green-too/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve heard reading online uses more energy than printing documents. Can that be true?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
 
My parents are from the typewriter generation and insist on printing every document before they read it. Their argument is that reading it on the computer uses more energy than printing it out and turning the computer off. Is this true?
It certainly depends on the document and how you print it. A one-line [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/09/08/ive-heard-reading-online-uses-more-energy-than-printing-documents-can-that-be-true/</link>
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		<title>Busting the electric car myth: No, electric cars don&#8217;t suck down the same amount of energy as gas guzzlers do.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
 
I was excited to hear that Chevy plans to debut an electric car in 2010. But then a discussion with a friend got me thinking: If the electricity used to charge up an electric car is created by burning fossil fuels, is it better to stick with a gas-powered car with good fuel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/08/25/busting-the-electric-car-myth-no-electric-cars-dont-suck-down-the-same-amount-of-energy-as-gas-guzzlers-do/</link>
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		<title>After the Grim Reaper arrives, what&#8217;s the greenest way to dispose of our bodies?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
 
If you want to have the smallest impact on the environment when you go, which do you choose: cremation or burial?
At first I thought this topic was too morbid for my upbeat and positive column. But then I received an almost identical question a week later and I realized every one of my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/08/11/after-the-grim-reaper-arrives-whats-the-greenest-way-to-dispose-of-our-bodies/</link>
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		<title>Summertime, and the living ain&#8217;t easy in the heat. Should I run the air conditioner or electric fans?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
 
It&#8217;s too damn hot to sleep at night! To cool our bedroom on these summer nights, my husband and I can run either three fans or one air conditioner. Which is better for the environment?
Let me first answer the question and then I will discuss some alternatives. Based on additional information from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/07/28/summertime-and-the-living-aint-easy-in-the-heat-should-i-run-the-air-conditioner-or-electric-fans/</link>
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		<title>Follow these simple tips and you can drive your sky-high gasoline bill back down to earth.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Pablo,
 
Since gas prices have topped $4 a gallon, tips on saving gas have been the flavor-of-the-day in the media. But does driving slower really save gas? If it takes me longer to get there, isn&#8217;t my car burning more gas?
The short answer is that slowing down does increase the fuel economy of your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://askpablo.org/2008/07/14/follow-these-simple-tips-and-you-can-drive-your-sky-high-gasoline-bill-back-down-to-earth/</link>
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