Put your economic stimulus stipend to green use

Photo: iStockphoto Psyched about the $300-$600 you may be receiving but worried about what it really means for the state of our economy how you’ll be able to spend it all? Never fear: I’ve crunched some numbers and put together this list of 10 ways to spend your gov-given green. 1 down payment on a […]

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Psyched about the $300-$600 you may be receiving but worried about ~~what it really means for the state of our economy~~ how you’ll be able to spend it all? Never fear: I’ve crunched some numbers and put together this list of 10 ways to spend your gov-given green.

1 down payment on a Tango electric car.
1.5 bicycles.
4.5 solar chargers.
11.25 bottles of organic vodka.
15 pairs of green knickers.
29 Inconvenient Truth DVDs.
44 copies of Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day.
45 CFL bulbs.
90 reusable shopping bags.
450 $1 donations to your favorite nonprofit green news source.

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