Comments for Pays to Live Green http://www.paystolivegreen.com Save Money By Going Green. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:42:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Toyota Prius Greenest Car in 2010? by FYI http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2010/03/toyota-prius-greenest-car-in-2010/#comment-74349 FYI Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:42:00 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=2263#comment-74349 Video: Toyota demonstrates safe hybrid vehicle stopping techniques 03/12/2010 http://www.leftlanenews.com/video-toyota-demonstrates-safe-hybrid-vehicle-stopping-techniques.html Toyota now has produced a high quality video that clearly demonstrates how to stop any Toyota hybrid vehicle in the event of unintended acceleration, following their distribution of a low budget video, apparently created by a Toyota car salesman earlier this week. This new video demonstrates how a Toyota hybrid – any model – should function under normal conditions if the vehicle is accelerating out of control. This video demonstrates that the recent incident in San Diego was either the result of abnormal function of the vehicle’s computer, or complete operator error on the part of the driver, James Sikes. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Haven't found that software glitch, Toyota? Keep trying http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-oew-cummings12-2010mar12,0,2595172.story David M. Cummings, executive vice president of the Santa Barbara-based Kelly Technology Group, spent nine years as a consultant for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he worked on the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Washington Post LETTERS TO THE EDITOR http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/10/AR2010031003705.html?sub=AR Playing the blame game with runaway Toyotas Thursday, March 11, 2010 A20 Frank Ahrens quotes an auto industry consultant who claims the problem with runaway Toyotas almost always lies with drivers who step on the wrong pedal ["Why it's so hard for Toyota to find out what's wrong," Sunday Business, March 7]. I find this assertion infuriating. I know exactly where my foot was on the two occasions that my 2004 Prius accelerated out of control on the Beltway last year -- firmly on the brake until the accelerator popped back up from its unnaturally depressed position. The dealership blamed "floor mats," but I was using small carpet squares that didn't reach the pedal. The condescending assumption that drivers don't know what they are talking about when they report problems like this is why I must now mentally rehearse how to put my car into neutral every time I venture out on the highway. Video: Toyota demonstrates safe hybrid vehicle stopping techniques
03/12/2010
http://www.leftlanenews.com/video-toyota-demonstrates-safe-hybrid-vehicle-stopping-techniques.html

Toyota now has produced a high quality video that clearly demonstrates how to stop any Toyota hybrid vehicle in the event of unintended acceleration, following their distribution of a low budget video, apparently created by a Toyota car salesman earlier this week.

This new video demonstrates how a Toyota hybrid – any model – should function under normal conditions if the vehicle is accelerating out of control.

This video demonstrates that the recent incident in San Diego was either the result of abnormal function of the vehicle’s computer, or complete operator error on the part of the driver, James Sikes.
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Haven’t found that software glitch, Toyota? Keep trying
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-oew-cummings12-2010mar12,0,2595172.story

David M. Cummings, executive vice president of the Santa Barbara-based Kelly Technology Group, spent nine years as a consultant for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he worked on the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft.
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Washington Post
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/10/AR2010031003705.html?sub=AR

Playing the blame game with runaway Toyotas
Thursday, March 11, 2010 A20
Frank Ahrens quotes an auto industry consultant who claims the problem with runaway Toyotas almost always lies with drivers who step on the wrong pedal ["Why it's so hard for Toyota to find out what's wrong," Sunday Business, March 7]. I find this assertion infuriating. I know exactly where my foot was on the two occasions that my 2004 Prius accelerated out of control on the Beltway last year — firmly on the brake until the accelerator popped back up from its unnaturally depressed position. The dealership blamed “floor mats,” but I was using small carpet squares that didn’t reach the pedal.

The condescending assumption that drivers don’t know what they are talking about when they report problems like this is why I must now mentally rehearse how to put my car into neutral every time I venture out on the highway.


]]> Comment on Toothbrush Tips by 15th Carnival for Green Living | Green Your Apartment http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2010/02/toothbrush-tips/#comment-74307 15th Carnival for Green Living | Green Your Apartment Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:44:46 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=2208#comment-74307 [...] to our little carnival is paystolivegreen who gives us some eco-beauty Toothbrush Tips posted at Pays to Live Green. (I use Preserve, [...] [...] to our little carnival is paystolivegreen who gives us some eco-beauty Toothbrush Tips posted at Pays to Live Green. (I use Preserve, [...]


]]> Comment on Ways to Reduce Shower Time by Laptop Carrying Case http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2010/03/ways-to-reduce-shower-time/#comment-74237 Laptop Carrying Case Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:54:50 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=2316#comment-74237 Many people do not stop to consider how much energy they are wasting by taking longer showers. A nice warm shower feels so good that people like to prolong it. I think your last point about only showering is the best tip. In an attempt to save time, people move a lot of their bathroom tasks into the shower. There is consequences to this minute time saving though. Many people do not stop to consider how much energy they are wasting by taking longer showers. A nice warm shower feels so good that people like to prolong it. I think your last point about only showering is the best tip. In an attempt to save time, people move a lot of their bathroom tasks into the shower. There is consequences to this minute time saving though.


]]> Comment on Hand Dryer or Paper Towels by Laptop Carrying Case http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2010/03/hand-dryer-or-paper-towels/#comment-74236 Laptop Carrying Case Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:29 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=2311#comment-74236 Thanks for this comparison. I have also wondered how efficient hand dryers really are compared to paper towel. Unfortunately we often don't have a choice which method we use. Most public washrooms are only fitted with one or the other. Still knowing the environmental difference can help establishment owners choose the appropriate method. I wonder what the price difference between all of these options is. Thanks for this comparison. I have also wondered how efficient hand dryers really are compared to paper towel. Unfortunately we often don’t have a choice which method we use. Most public washrooms are only fitted with one or the other. Still knowing the environmental difference can help establishment owners choose the appropriate method. I wonder what the price difference between all of these options is.


]]> Comment on Green Widgets by Pays to Live Green http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2010/03/green-widgets/#comment-74217 Pays to Live Green Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:31:40 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=2297#comment-74217 I actually don't have it adjusted for other currencies, but only American dollars at the moment. Thanks for bring that point up. I will be sure to incorporate that into the widgets in the future. I actually don’t have it adjusted for other currencies, but only American dollars at the moment. Thanks for bring that point up. I will be sure to incorporate that into the widgets in the future.


]]> Comment on Green Widgets by Pays to Live Green http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2010/03/green-widgets/#comment-74216 Pays to Live Green Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:32 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=2297#comment-74216 You beat me to it :) I was just going to put one on my sidebar this morning. I actually used strict html and javascript to make the widget. I also used jQuery to get some of the nice styling. You beat me to it :) I was just going to put one on my sidebar this morning.

I actually used strict html and javascript to make the widget. I also used jQuery to get some of the nice styling.


]]> Comment on Green Widgets by how to start a blog http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2010/03/green-widgets/#comment-74191 how to start a blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:53 +0000 http://www.paystolivegreen.com/?p=2297#comment-74191 nice widget - shouldn't it be on your sidebar of your own blog? :) would like to know how you developed it, too. Thanks! nice widget – shouldn’t it be on your sidebar of your own blog? :)

would like to know how you developed it, too. Thanks!


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