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By Wendy Dew

All the talk about how to best educate students about the environment.It seems to me one of the best ways is to enable students to take what they have learned and move it to. Only teenagers can understand one another to reach out to the best and one of the amazing teenager made it through the video!

Katherine Schultz, newly licensed seventeen years old driver, was an opportunity to help a new generation of drivers will be more responsible for the drivers of the environment. He created with the help of family and friends right "video From Teen driver green driver." He also stars video! Four-minute video provides important tips for drivers to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.The video was made on the support and guidance, State Connecticut Department of motor vehicles.He has reached the Connecticut on the minimum level of training schools and to offer them a free DVD of the video, if they commit themselves to applying their students. Katherine even get involved with promoting a green driver message Connecticut state representative with his State policies. go to Katherine!

Here at EPA, we're not teen drivers no longer, but we have a green tips all drivers.

Tips for Driving Smartway ®:

Use the resource, click the following vehicle our Green Vehicle Guide.

Should be aware of speed – obeying speed limits can save fuel, highway, and prevent pollution. Avoid rapid accelerations and braking, which burn fuel. Use cruise control and overdrive gears. When you're on the road, turn off your engine instead of idle for more than 30 seconds. Remove too much from your trunk weight, and if you have a removable roof-rack and project files, take it off your vehicle is designed to perform best when maintained in accordance with the instructions CatGenie Granules found in the owner's manual. Poorly maintained vehicle can be more polluting and less fuel than the one it's handling equipment.If "Soon Service-Engine" light appears, you have an emission-related problem is, is checked by the mechanic of the vehicle in such a way that as soon as possible. Keep your tires properly inflated tire pressure Low. means less fuel economy. Replace air filter on a regular basis.Clogged air filter can reduce fuel economy significantly. Whenever possible, activities and combine errands into one trip. Take take advantage of public transportation and carpooling. Bicycling or even walking may be an appropriate (and healthy) transport options.

Gas fumes are you and the environment. Normal off your tank Automatic hangup after cause fuel fuel spills, and send more toxic gases into the air. very hot weather conditions then try to run the early morning or late at night, when less fumes evaporate.And if you live in an area, the ozone action days, try to avoid the execution of these days.

If you own Flex fuel Vehicle (FFV), you can fill your tank to the fuel mixture contains 85% ethanol or traditional gasoline.Ethanol is produced from renewable crops such as maize and lower greenhouse gas emissions. to determine if you, go to the Department OF THE UN/ECE STANDARD FFV-energy efficiency and renewable energy alternative Fuels Data Center alternative Fueling Station. they will help you find the Locator alternative fuel stations in your area.

About the author: Wendy Dew has been a member of the European Community, with 13 years and on Environmental Education and Outreach Coordinator region 8.

Editor's Note: the views expressed are the author of the Greenversations. in support of the European Community, they reflect the policy or activity and to the Treaty establishing the European Community to make sure their accuracy or content of science blog.

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