Telluride, Colorado is a unique, environmentally friendly, vacation spot. With several alternative methods of transportation, festivals involved in green efforts, and old-world charm, Telluride is a greener vacation location the entire family will enjoy.

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Shade of green: Luscious lime

Items needed: Air compressor, four to six quarts synthetic oil, common sense, willing mechanic

Why this hack: Because you can’t afford a Prius

Heart of the hack: This one’s simple, folks. First, you gotta check tire pressure. Consider: There’s a 1% loss of fuel efficiency for every 2 PSI under maximum pressure (usually in the 35-psi range). So if you’re running at 26 psi, you’re giving up about 5% fuel efficiency. Why, on my 1990 one-ton Chevy pickup (454 and four-on-the-floor, if you care, which you should), that’s… um… 1/2 mpg.

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Since nearly half of all marriages in the U.S. now end in divorce — and those that do last less than eight years on average — I suppose it’s a matrimonial miracle that after more than 25 years of wedded bliss, my wife and I have only one major dispute.

Fox Business had me on last week to talk about the growing controversy over the stolen emails at the Climate Research Unit of Britain’s University of East Anglia. Unlike host Charles Payne, who clearly sees a near-fatal blow to the integrity of climate science, I have mixed feelings, which I expressed on the air:

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Scientists have to protect the integrity of their research, and any appearance that data is being manipulated is serious, indeed. Of course, stealing email is serious, too, but it would be better if there were nothing for thieves to find.

Two disturbing news items recently crossed my desk. The first reports that LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification — the gold standard for green buildings — has been given to buildings that are not in fact energy efficient.

A building can be designed on paper to be LEED-certified, but the way it’s actually constructed and operated can strip from it any sort of genuine environmental credibility. Some experts propose giving LEED certification only after a building has been occupied for some years, as a way of proving its energy efficiency.