OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Washing clothes in cold water as a way to save energy and money is a hot topic in households across the country, but the switch from hot to cold often comes at the cost of so-so laundry results and residual stains. Answering America's call for high-performance cleaning in cold water washing, The Clorox Company announced today the nationwide availability of new Clorox(R) Plus(TM) Coldwater Bleach.

"The problem is that most detergents don't perform as well in cooler temperatures -- we have found that you need an extra boost," said Harold Baker, the associate research fellow from The Clorox Company, known as "Dr.

Climate change is a challenge, say Scots

Amy turns off appliances after using them.• EARLY ADULTHOOD: As a student, she uses a bicycle and public transport to get about, stays in UK for holidays. Sets her computer to go to sleep mode when inactive for more than a few minutes. Uses low-energy light bulbs. On getting a job, buys energy-efficient appliances, insulates her well-designed home, recycles and composts, buys local food.• FAMILY WOMAN: Arrival of children sees increase in emissions, with amount of food bought rising to 33kg a week. Buying local food limits rise in emissions from transport costs to 147kg a year. Holidays spent in Skegness and exploring home city.• RETIREMENT: Uses public transport to get around and continues to holiday in UK.• DEATH: Buried in a hessian sack.Lifetime emissions of greenhouse gases: 370 tonnes TIME TO TAKE THE PLEDGE FOR A GREENER SCOTLANDTHE Scotsman and the Scottish Government are running a joint campaign to persuade people to change the way they live to help fight climate change.The "Let's Go Green Together" campaign is asking people to sign up to one or more of the following pledges:&149 recycle household waste using locally provided facilities; .

Canada fuelling production of ‘extreme ecstasy'

First there was methamphetamine, a stimulant that in assorted forms has been around for decades. Then came the designer drug ecstasy, otherwise known as MDMA and popularized by the rave culture that mushroomed in the 1990s. Now there's "extreme ecstasy," a blend of both drugs that U.S. authorities say is being manufactured in bulk in Canada and shipped wholesale across the border. .

St. Lucie files to become a 'green county'

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