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Green Products - Big Choices to Little Ones, They All Make a Difference
April 6th, 2009 | 
Here’s an interesting article that discusses a whole gamut of “green†products. It starts off with super efficient windows and bio-diesel and then moves on to green laundry detergent choices.
I find it curious that the author discusses the environmental benefits of bio-diesel without mentioning the drawbacks. There is a significant drawback from burning plant based bio-diesel – it produces higher CO2 emissions than traditional hydrocarbon based diesel fuel.
This is covered in the EPAs document, A Comprehensive Analysis of Biodiesel Impacts on Exhaust Emissions.
For what it’s worth, there are also many benefits to bio-diesel. I just believe that we should educate ourselves about all aspects of the choices we make.
Here’s a quote from the article that I think is insightful
But I do think that, as a nation of consumers, we can make small choices that affect big change. In the grocery store, for example.
You can read the whole article at SFGate.
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