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Idling your car wastes more fuel than turning it off and restarting it. The facts are simple, and the solution is elegant! In fact, the people behind this infographic will give you a free bumper sticker so you can share the news the old-fashioned way. (Wait, were bumper stickers the original social sharing platform?) So…

Carolyn Silveira

Jul 18, 2014

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