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An international team of researchers based at the University of California at Berkeley have linked exposure to car exhaust with thickening arteries, adding a new item to the list of health problems caused by car pollution.

The study involved almost 1,500 people near Los Angeles, which has a reputation for some of the worst smog and air quality in the country. The researchers measured the thickness of the carotid artery by ultrasound and saw that for people that live within 328 feet (100 meters) of a freeway, their arteries thickened more than twice as fast as the other participants in the study.

Thickening of arteries is linked to increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke.

Green Guide scoured the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for eco-friendly gadgets and devices. From batteries and solar chargers produced by (sometimes cheesy) small start-up companies to TVs and entire home-energy systems including manufacturing giants such as Panasonic and LG, these items stand out among thousands as having some real environmental benefit, or at least honest intention (in the context of consumer electronics).

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My teacher showed this to us in my "Planet in Peril" class. It's pretty neat. Check it out...

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

This could be the easiest resolution to keep: Opt out of phonebooks. Check this out.

Who We Are

Yellowpagesgoesgreen.org is an organization working to educate consumers and promote the green movement to eliminate the unsolicited delivery of Yellow and White Pages books. This site is aimed at starting a national movement to solicit the White/Yellow Pages industry to proactively stop the delivery of books or to begin moving legislation to mandate the stoppage of this activity. This movement should be similar to the National No-Call Registry that have stopped and/or decreased the number of unwanted solicitations telephone calls to consumers.

Be creative this Holiday season and wrap your gifts in something more eco-friendly than store-bought paper. Wrap presents with newsprint, old maps, or homemade artwork. Ditch the traditional wine bag and wrap spirits in a festive scarf, or other useful cloth item. Create gift tags from old holiday cards by cutting out the artwork from the front of the card and stringing with a piece of ribbon. Your gift will look extra special under the tree.