Green Myth Busters from Grist

Green Myth Busters Your most pressing eco-dilemmas, solved Paper or plastic bags? Aluminum cans or glass bottles? If you want to go green but are locked in frozen inaction by such quagmires, take heart: The eco-experts behind the green news and humor site Grist.org get to the bottom of these and other puzzles of the universe in their new book, Wake Up and Smell the Planet. Read on, and watch the layer of fog start to lift away... Do you really get the best gas mileage at 55 mph? Does it take more energy to leave the computer in sleep mode, or shut it down? Is it better to travel by train, or by car? Which is the lesser of two evils: cloth or disposable diapers? More myth busters >> Plus, take this quiz to test your environmental IQ and get tons of great tips on greening your day. Have a good week! Erin Walsh | Associate producer, iGo Green