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><channel><title>Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit &#187; Ask Pablo</title> <atom:link href="http://www.triplepundit.com/category/ask-pablo/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.triplepundit.com</link> <description>Business, Better. Since 2005</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:47:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>AskPablo:What can I do to help stop global warming?</title><link>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/askpablowhat-can-i-do-to-help-stop-global-warming/</link> <comments>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/askpablowhat-can-i-do-to-help-stop-global-warming/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:47:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pablo</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ask Pablo]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/06/askpablo-summer-vacation/</guid><description><![CDATA[With gas prices breaking new records every day I am wondering, is it better for the environment to fly or drive to my summer vacation? In terms of greenhouse gas emissions, the quick answer is that driving is far better than flying. But let&#8217;s see why that is. According to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/06/askpablo-summer-vacation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ask Pablo: Termites! Is there a way to get rid of them without turning my house into a gas chamber?</title><link>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/ask-pablo-termites-is-there-a-way-to-get-rid-of-them-without-turning-my-house-into-a-gas-chamber/</link> <comments>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/ask-pablo-termites-is-there-a-way-to-get-rid-of-them-without-turning-my-house-into-a-gas-chamber/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 19:54:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pablo</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ask Pablo]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/05/ask-pablo-termites-is-there-a-way-to-get-rid-of-them-without-turning-my-house-into-a-gas-chamber/</guid><description><![CDATA[A friend just found out that he has major termites in his house. He has no choice but to take steps to get rid of them. That said, what is the least environmentally offensive method of doing this? And on a purely theoretical note, if he had the ability to not do anything and eventually [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/ask-pablo-termites-is-there-a-way-to-get-rid-of-them-without-turning-my-house-into-a-gas-chamber/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AskPablo: LED lights are amazing but expensive. By switching to them, will I save energy and money over the long run?</title><link>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/askpablo-led-lights-are-amazing-but-expensive-by-switching-to-them-will-i-save-energy-and-money-over-the-long-run/</link> <comments>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/askpablo-led-lights-are-amazing-but-expensive-by-switching-to-them-will-i-save-energy-and-money-over-the-long-run/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:57:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pablo</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ask Pablo]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/05/askpablo-led-lights-are-amazing-but-expensive-by-switching-to-them-will-i-save-energy-and-money-over-the-long-run/</guid><description><![CDATA[I would like to use LED lighting to replace all my existing lighting. Over the long run, will I be reducing energy consumption and pollution, and even saving money? I have written a lot about the environmental benefits of compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs in the past, but never about LED light bulbs. LED stands [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/05/askpablo-led-lights-are-amazing-but-expensive-by-switching-to-them-will-i-save-energy-and-money-over-the-long-run/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AskPablo: Keep the beater?</title><link>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/askpablo-keep-the-beater/</link> <comments>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/askpablo-keep-the-beater/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:44:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pablo</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ask Pablo]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/04/askpablo-keep-the-beater/</guid><description><![CDATA[Is it environmentally better to keep my 1986 Mercedes-Benz W126 or buy a new hybrid? This is a question I have gotten a lot, and one that I have wondered about myself. You see a modern-day tie-dye aficionado puttering along the highway in his VW van with black smoke spewing out the back, and you [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/askpablo-keep-the-beater/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>AskPablo: Can we get enough power from the sun to power America?</title><link>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/askpablo-can-we-get-enough-power-from-the-sun-to-power-america/</link> <comments>http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/04/askpablo-can-we-get-enough-power-from-the-sun-to-power-america/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:48:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pablo</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ask Pablo]]></category><guid
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