Share & Voice: How fuel-efficient are your driving habits?

I found this quiz "How fuel-efficient are your driving habits" and thought it would be something to interesting to check out. I didn't know that filling up your gas tank at certain times of the day is actually better depending on how warm or cold the weather is. I got two questions wrong, try it out and see how you score!

Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 2: Weekly Update

1. My SMART goal was to eat 2 servings (2 cups) of broccoli per day 3 times per week for the next 10 weeks. I did pretty well at achieving this goal, except that I was starting to get sick of broccoli after a few days. Although I do love broccoli eating it 3 times per week wasn't exactly working for me.
2. The successes for this goal were that it wasn't too difficult to accomplish. I ate the 2 servings with my dinner each night which made it easier to accomplish by planning it with my meals.  So my strategy was to eat the 2 cups all at once at dinner time. The challenges were, like I stated above, that eating the same vegetable gets a little old. I dealt with this by eating it with different meals each time so that I was at least changing one thing but still getting my goal of 2 cups with my meal 3 times per week.
3. The feelings I experienced towards this goal was that I do like broccoli but not enough to eat it quite so much. I started feeling this after the third time eating 2 cups of broccoli with dinner.
4. This week I learned that instead of trying to eat the same type of vegetable each time, maybe switching it up but still getting the same amount will be easier and more beneficial. I don't want to hate broccoli after this activity.
5. For next week I will modify my goal to eating at least 2 cups of green vegetables 3 times per week for the next 10 weeks. 

Blogged for the Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 2 hosted by Amy@Amy in the Rain

Advocacy Project:: Healthy People/THOMAS

1. I chose goal 8-2: Increase use of alternative modes of transportation to reduce motor vehicle emissions and improve the Nation’s air quality. The target for this goal was to be consistent with the goal of the National Bicycling and Walking Study, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The progress of this was that 8-2a. . bicycling moved 11% away from its target, 8-2b. walking moved 59% towards its target and8-2c.. transit moved 11% away from its target. 8-2d.  people who telecommute, did not have any information regarding progress.
2. The progress of this goal seems to be for the most part on track besides telecommuting. Tracking data was available for alternative modes of transportation but none was available for telecommuting. Disparities with this goal is the fact there there is no shown progress for 8-2d. about telecommuting. However, new data sources have been identified and baselines established for sub-objective 8-2d and is expecting to assess progress by the end of the decade. Opportunities include the overall strategy to improve air quality includes a combination of regulatory, market-based, and voluntary programs that target emissions from whole industries or source categories, such as power plants and motorized vehicles. EPA programs address three key air pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and mercury. Two emerging issues for this goal are first, annual weather may vary considerably so an annual summary statistic may not accurately account for short-term extreme weather, such as hurricanes or heat waves. Second, not all counties have monitoring stations; therefore, data may not be available for some populations
3. S575IS: Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act (Introduced in Senate - IS)
1. Title: Low Greenhouse Gas Transportation Fund
2. Sponsor: Thomas Carper (Democrat)
3. Latest Major Action: Mar 11, 2009: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
4. My recommendation is to vote Y for S575IS. Clean, Low-Emission, Affordable, New Transportation Efficiency Act. 
5. My political Representative: Congressman Dave Obey.