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	<itunes:summary>Michael Fidanza is The Armchair Energist. News and commentary Monday through Friday on RFCRadio.com.</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Michael Fidanza</itunes:author>
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		<title>10 Fuel Saving Tips from GasBuddy.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are 10 fuel savings tips from our friends at GasBuddy.com New Jersey Fuel Saving tips]]></description>
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		<title>The 3,000 Mile Oil Change Myth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long-held position in the automotive industry was to change your car&#8217;s oil every 3,000 miles. But with $100 oil and advances in oil formulation and automotive engineering this may be a wasteful practice that creates more pollutants than the protection it gives. Read more at: The 3,000 Mile Oil Change Myth &#8211; Yahoo! Autos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pickens Plan &#8211; Chapter 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, Boone Pickens came out in favor of wind. His &#8216;Pickens Plan&#8216; was to construct wind and solar farms to take the burden of natural gas powered plants off line, to some degree. Yesterday, the CNG Now group came out with this ad. It seems that compressed natural gas interests are ready to roll out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look Ma &#8211; No Cord!!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Tuesday morning to you&#8230;it was nice to be back in my own bed last night. I figured I&#8217;d start my week a day late with some positive news. No, not Joe Biden, Michelle Obama or the Kennedy Camelot party last night. No, not John McCain hinting that Jay Leno may be his #2 man [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home-based Service Station: Fill &#8216;er Up!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I will admit &#8211; I am not a huge fan of electric cars. My personal opinion is fuel cell is the way to go, but I am not adverse to any auto manufacturer willing to put their money where their accelerator pedal is. Nissan has introduced a prototype electric car and hopes to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Prius in the Sun</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to be a good global citizen? Buy a hybrid vehicle. Want to be a BETTER global citizen?? Buy a tricked-out Prius with solar panels on it roof! For a while, my daughters used to watch &#8216;Pimp My Ride&#8216; on MTV. For any of you who haven&#8217;t seen it, rapper Xzibit selects one [...]]]></description>
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