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We must do all we can to save and protect our fragile planet. We are lucky to inhabit such a beautiful place to call our home!
This Recycled Champagne Glass Tray, is one of the most beautiful and fun gift ideas, I’ve come across in a while ! A champagne bottle flattened into a gorgeous tray. The deep green color of the glass, combined with ornamental decoration of copper and glass beads, makes it a unique and artistic, though very practical gift. It absolutely can be a gift to yourself, and it was for me! I just had to have it.
Recycled Champagne Glass Tray
Each piece is a one-of -a- kind, original piece of art, in a slightly different shape and configuration. Each item is unique, so it might vary slightly from the picture. Anybody that knows me, knows that I love things that are reborn into something useful. That is what I love about this recycled glass champagne tray.
The Recycled Glass Champagne Tray has many great uses: Read the rest of this entry »
If you are in the market for an electric car then there is probably a good chance that you have been doing some reading recently. News regarding electric cars has been all over for the past year or so, and for good reason. New models are out, and these cars can help the country lose some of its dependency on oil while providing us with an alternative that is gentler on the environment. These latest-generation electric cars have better range and performance than ever before.
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Electric cars are the greenest of the personal transportation industry. They do not emit any (or much less) carbon emissions than their conventional counterparts, but they do utilize questionable raw materials such as the metals that go into their batteries. There are some major advantages to owning a green car but there are also some disadvantages. It is important to know all of them before you go out and make a purchase.
The greatest advantage of an electric car is obviously the complete lack of emissions (when running on battery power—some vehicles like the Chevy Volt, only run on batter power for the first 40 or so miles of driving then go gasoline-powered). A full electric vehicle, like the all-new 2011 Nissan Leaf, or Tesla Roadster however, will not even have an exhaust system, muffler or fuel tank. They do not use any fossil fuels internally. They are fueled completely by a rechargeable battery that does not have to be charged via a gas engine. With many hybrid cars, there is a gas engine to go along with the electric component. Which leads to another good point: people like electric-only cars is because they provide a very quiet ride. Read the rest of this entry »
