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tire pressure gauge
If you have a car, stop whatever you're doing and go check the air pressure of your vehicle's tires.

Apart from keeping your car in park, pumping up your tires to their proper "PSI" - pounds per square inch - is the fastest, cheapest way to reduce how much gasoline you use.

Tires have a tendency to lose pressure over time or when the weather changes substantially; a car driving on underinflated tires needs more gas to move. You can gain 3.3% in fuel efficiency by inflating your tires. And with gasoline costing over $4/per gallon, every 3.3% gain means money in your pocket.

That gain also affords an immediate way to increase our supply of oil. If we all pumped up our tires to their proper PSI, the U.S. could easily gain from conservation (i.e., using less fuel) three times as much oil as we could reap from far more costly and environmentally dangerous off-shore oil drilling. And that oil is available TODAY, not ten or twenty years hence - the time it takes to develop oil fields and convert petroleum into gasoline.

Tire gauges are cheap. You can buy one for $10-$15 at your local auto supply store; or look here. If you don't know how to check your tire pressure, this video offers a good explanation.

You can save $20-$50 a month on gasoline if you not only pump up your tires but take other simple steps as well. Here are the top ten ways to beat high gas prices and increase America's oil supply.
organic pet care
From organic grains to hormone free meat, there have never been so many options for healthy pet chow. Here are some of the best:

Olive Green Dog - My pooch loves Olive's Nutty 'Nanners Organic Dog Treats, flavored with peanut butter and banana but no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. And because they contain no wheat, corn or soy, dogs allergic to other biscuits can happily munch on these.

Only Natural Pet Store This site will be enormously useful whether you're just starting down the natural pet care path or have been raising Fido and Felix on organic food for as long as you can remember. In addition to name brand natural dog and cat chow, you'll find vitamins, flea treatments, and "nature nosh organic dog biscuits."

Robbi ns Pet Care Does your cat have the munchies? Grow some organic cat grass from the seeds you'll find on this site. If you have a pet bird, don't miss "Dr. Harvey's Whole Food Supplement" to promote colorful feathering and plumage. Avian treats made from nuts and nut butters complement the "colossal cockatiel food," "fabulous finch food," and "perfect parrot food."

The Big Bad Woof This is where I shop for my dog and two cats, so I can recommend them unreservedly. The store prides itself on selling organic, holistic and premium raw diets as well as eco-friendly toys, fair trade items, and merchandise sourced from local and North American companies. Their 'woof supplies' include a wide variety of dry and canned foods, biscuits, vitamins and supplements.

Pet Promise Pet Promise is made with beef, bison, and chickens derived from animals raised without antibiotics or growth hormones on family (not factory) farms. Even their fish is wild-caught! From "Healthy Growth Nutrition for Puppies" to Healthy Weight & Aging blends, dogs have a variety of dried and canned foods to choose from. Cats can dine in style, too, whether they're kittens or, at 7+ years, a little over the hill.

Nature's Pets You won't find toys, leashes or dog sweaters here. The focus is completely on food, but what yummy food it is. Neither the puppy kibble nor the adult dog formula, the kitten chow nor the adult lite cat formula contain animal by- products, useless fillers or chemical additives. Nature's Pets even offers a special "Hairball Management Formula," though honestly, my cats have never needed any help in delivering their hairballs to me!

In case you missed the Big Green Purse feature in Redbook magazine, you can catch it here.

Not one to get left behind, National Wildlife Magazine ran this story I wrote on the power of the purse to protect the planet.

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Diane MacEachern
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