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Fill up that tank the right way• Use regular gasoline unless your owner’s manual says otherwise. Unless your car requires premium, high-octane fuels improve neither fuel economy nor performance and will just waste your money. Be good to your car, get better mileageHere are some tips we've come across. Feel free to add your own: • Keep your tires properly inflated. Tires should be inflated to the pressure recommended for your vehicle; usually you can find this number inside the door frame or in your owner’s manual. For every three pounds below recommended pressure, fuel economy goes down by about 1 percent. Tires can lose a pound of pressure a month, so check pressure regularly, and especially before going on a long trip or carrying heavy loads. Also: Don’t buy “aggressive” tread tires if you don’t need them. Drive smarterFor those times when you've just gotta drive your own car, here are some tips to help keep you fuel-efficient. Carpooling is for winnersIf you live or work in Concord, take advantage of PATH. The Program for Alternative Transportation and Health is a service offered by the Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission. The goal: to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicle trips in and around the Concord area by promoting alternatives to driving alone. Get Around Green CommunityHands Across the Sand - Portsmouth NHBy sierraclub | June 21, 2010New Hampshire Citizens To Participate in Largest Gathering Against Offshore Drilling in History Citizens Join Hands at Prescott Park in Portsmouth WHAT: Local "Hands Across the Sand" gathering in solidarity with over 400 events around the country to raise awareness about the dangers of offshore drilling and call on leaders to end our oil dependence and move America into a clean energy future. WHO: People from all over New Hampshire and Maine WHEN: Saturday, June 26 at 9:30 AM Writer John Harrigan speaks at Merrimack County Conservation District's Annual Meeting on June 29th at Musterfield FarmBy merrimackcounty... | June 15, 2010Join us for dinner with one of the North Country's favorite sons, second generation journalist John Harrigan. Mr. Harrigan will regale us with "rambling remarks from above the notches." A well known writer, raconteur and passionate lover of New Hampshire's wild places, Harrigan promises to cover a wide range of subjects "from geology to Indians to accents to strange takes from the world of woods and water---cougars, wolves, caribou, you name it." Fundraiser for community rain garden projects in New Castle & PortsmouthBy NHCPP | June 10, 2010On Saturday, June 19 the NH Coastal Protection Partnership (NH Coast) will be hosting its annual benefit party. Join us for a fun filled evening of music, dancing drinks, and awesome raffle prizes - including a free rain barrel! Event: NH Coast's Summer Solstice Benefit Party When: Saturday, June 19 at 8 PM Where: Portsmouth Kayak Adventures, located at 185 Wentworth Rd. in Portsmouth. Suggested donation of $10 will be collected at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance of the event by visiting: www.nhcoast.org $1 Rain Barrel Raffle!By NHCPP | May 04, 2010Portsmouth, NH – The NH Coastal Protection Partnership (NH Coast) will be raffling off a 55 gallon rain barrel at the 3rd Annual Portsmouth Sustainability Fair on Saturday, May 8. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $1 at our table on the day of the event or in advance online at www.nhcoast.org. The fair is being held at the Portsmouth Middle School - 155 Parrot Ave in Portsmouth, NH - from 10 AM to 3 PM. Earth Day movie at NEC!!!By sierraclub | April 09, 2010This year in celebration of Earth Day, New Hampshire Sierra Club will show a documentary on the controversial mountaintop removal coal mining, its links to global warming, and even how New Hampshire is involved. The movie, Coal Country, will be shown on the New England College campus in Henniker in the CEI building, Room 201. After the showing of the movie we will end with a discussion with local representative from New Hampshire Sierra Club. This is free and open to the public. WHO: New Hampshire Sierra Club WHAT: Showing and discussion of Coal Country the movie |
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