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Ben Franklin, perhaps with tongue planted firmly in cheek, once argued against the bald eagle as our national symbol. When he wrote to his daughter to discuss the notion he said, “For my own part, I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; he does not get his living honestly, he is generally poor, and often very lousy…For in truth, the turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America. Eagles have been found in all countries, but the turkey was peculiar to ours…He is, besides, (though a little vain and silly, it is true), a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British guards, who should presume to invade his farmyard with a red coat on.”

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Most people start New Year’s resolutions on January 1st, but this year I started on June 1st.

This just happened to be the day that I decided I didn’t want to be a total hypocrite any more. I want to align my life with my inner eco-values. Is that so hard? Actually, it turns out that it is.

After forgetting my canvas shopping bags in the car more times than I care to remember, I finally bought these great nylon reusable bags that fold up into little pouches and fit right in my purse.

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Sure, it would be nice to able to afford a fancy array of solar panels or a sleek new wind turbine towering above your home, creating your own home’s power! However, these systems cost thousands of dollars.

In this age of economic uncertainty, not many of us can afford to fork over that kind of dough, waiting years to recoup what we invested. Sure, you’d do your share to help the environment, but jeez! That’s a lot of money, right?

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The Eastern Cape in South Africa is now better known as the birth place of Nelson Mandela, hence the name change of Algoa Bay to Mandela Bay.

Born near Umtata in the Transkei and educated at the University of Fort Hare, Nelson Mandela brought the spotlight to a gem of an area, where people are still down to earth and most parts of nature still unspoilt!

Port Elizabeth is the main city and its airport is the choice of entrance to this natural beauty.The airport has connecting flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.This region of South Africa is quite impoverish and more known for it’s motor manufacturing and associated industries.

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The idea of using renewable energy sources for your automobile is old indeed and while major established headway is yet to be done, there are several ways available in the market that guide you into running a automobile with optimal efficiency on Hydrogen gas fuel cells. When water is used to run a car, it would mean that H2O has to be broken down to its basic molecules but when you use Hydrogen gas, the technology is entirely different, which is now successfully deployed in various prototype machines and cars round the world.

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