How ZipCar can Get you Where you Need to Go
April 8th, 2016 | by Guest Contributor
ZipCar, one of the leaders in rideshare market, has a full line of ridesharing, fleet management, and van services around the world
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Sustainable Living in Honolulu: Public Transit, Biking, Renewables, Recycling, Compost, and Local Food
April 3rd, 2015 | by Guest Contributor
Sustainability is just about the biggest buzzword since synergy or gluten. It’s popping out of more and more mouths (and [&hellip
Going The Extra Green Mile For Eco-Friendly Driving
October 9th, 2014 | by Scott Cooney
Have a gas guzzler? You could save thousands of dollars and large amounts of carbon emissions by having a more [&hellip
Sexy Electric Bicycle Debut!
January 20th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
The production version of the pedal/electric Smart bicycle quietly debuted at this year’s Detroit Auto Show carrying a $2950 price tag. Along with the price, the bikes carried a features list full of clever, high-end components aimed at making the&hellip
Do You Have a Plug-in Car Personality?
November 12th, 2013 | by The Green Divas
Our favorite green car dude, John Voelcker, Sr. Editor of GreenCarReports.com, came to the Green Diva Studio to talk about [&hellip
Surfrider Foundation on Anniversary of Sandy & more
October 29th, 2013 | by The Green Divas
It is the anniversary of Sandy (the super storm -- thank you climate change!), and we here in New Jersey are still not fully recovered -- primarily at the shore, but there are some folks inland that had some pretty big changes as the result of Sandy's wrath. I personally had two cars totaled by one of the neighbors trees
Electric Vehicles See Very Strong Sales
August 13th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Plug in Electric Vehicle (PEVs) in their first 2½ years on the market have seen about double the sales of [&hellip
Tips for staying cool & having fun in a heat wave
July 23rd, 2013 | by The Green Divas
I'm not sure what the temperature is where you are, but here in New Jersey we are experiencing a string of seriously steamy days that makes going out the door feel more like walking into a sauna. Everyone seems a little cranky and we are all getting weary from talk of the weather and idiotic posts on Facebook about popped corn and God cooking NJ (yes, I am guilty of sharing both of these, because they made me LOL at a weak moment and I just couldn't help myself)
Toyota Prius Plugin MPG Challenge for Charity
July 15th, 2013 | by The Green Divas
I’m thrilled to be participating in Toyota’s Prius Plug-in MPG Challenge. For the next 30 days, I’ll be driving a Prius plugin hybrid to win money for Eleventh Hour Rescue. I’ve got some serious competition with my green colleagues – Earth Day New York, Inhabitat, EcoKaren, Green Living Guy (aka Green Dude Seth Leitman), Green-4-U, and New York Green Advocate
Toyota Prius Rises Above 3 Million Sales
July 15th, 2013 | by Tim Tyler
The Toyota Prius has been around for a long time — well, since 1997. When Toyota introduced the Prius it became [&hellip
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