Save the future: don't let your car idle

Published: August 15, 2007, 12:01 pm

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Filed under: Health and Safety, Lifestyle, Preschool, Elementary school, Middle school, High school, Going to school, Toddler, Preschooler, Pre-teen, Teenager, Magazines, Outings, Making a Difference So recently I picked up a copy of Body + Soul magazine. Correction: I picked it up the morning before I went into labor (no joke) and just now got around to reading it (also no joke). Although the magazine focuses on all things good for both people and the earth, this particular issue covered all the little things we can do for the environment that will exact real change. There were a number of activities in which I was already engaging--using cloth napkins instead of paper, turning the lights off when not in a room, taking public transportation, etc., but there were several I hadn't thought of, especially pertinent items now that I'm a mother. The one that most caught my attention was regarding how much of our resources are wasted while our cars idle. Whether in traffic or waiting to

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