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This is the Nifty Gadgets
Section. It is here
you will find information on
products that help improve
the quality of our living
environment, both indoors
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NIFTY GADGETS AND
PRODUCTS

Purl Goes Green with its latest high performance ski and
snowboard wax
Summit County, Colorado – September 11, 2007
Purl Wax is proud to introduce the new All Natural
Wax line for the 07/08 season. All of the
ingredients of these blends are exclusively
obtained from natural and renewable resources.
Performance and petroleum based waxes are no longer
inseparable.
“
We hope to raise awareness of the environmental threats
of introducing fluorinated waxes into the
water
supply,” said Scott Sparks, founder and President of
Purl wax. “Our All Natural Wax gives
everybody
the chance to reduce environmental pollution without
sacrificing speed.”
What’s Wax Got to Do with It?
In the face of the big environmental issues nowadays ski
and snowboard wax might not seem to
play
such an important role, but a traditional stick of wax
bears a lot more toxic potential than
generally
known. The large majority of ski and snowboard waxes are
fluorinated waxes that
consist
of perflourocarbons or PFC. There are two major
problems with the use of PFC. First of
all, the production of PFC requires a highly toxic and
nearly
indestructible
chemical called PFOA,
or perfluorooctanoic acid. Once PFCs start degrading
they break back down to PFOAs and
are
eventually shed into our water streams. PFOA is a known
carcinogen that has not only been
linked
to cancer, but also to birth defects and liver damage.
Secondly, PFCs are potent green-
extremely
house gases with a lifetime of up to 50,000 years. In
fact, PFCs are known to have about 6500
times
the greenhouse warming potential of carbon dioxide. An
industry so directly affected and and
threatened by climate change cannot afford to close its
eyes to these facts. For more information
on PFOA refer to: http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/05/teflon_is_forever.html
Not Just Faster, (Eco) Friendlier Too
Purl Wax is equally committed to performance and the
environment. Purl’s All Natural Wax is
100% biodegradable and non toxic. The company uses wind
energy to power all the melting
tanks used in its wax production, and instead of thick
plastic packaging, Purl delivers its wax in
small
velvet bags.
In order to
minimize waste, Purl Wax has challenged its customers to
find
creative ways
to re-use
their wax bags with a “1,000
ways to use your sack” section on its site:
www.purlwax.com.
Alternatively, customers can exchange twelve bags for a
free puck of wax –
the baker’s dozen. Purl Wax will then reuse the bags.
Purl Wax is a Colorado based company that has been
dedicated to producing high performance
speed waxes since 1999. For more information about Purl
Wax call (970) 389 2874 or visit
www.purlwax.com.
Dealer inquiries are welcome.
ETHANOL: A REALISTIC
ALTERNATIVE
Burning
85% ethanol in your gasoline powered
vehicle can be a great alternative! The
following article shows you how.
Today there is not any one solution to
convert your vehicle to run on ethanol, so it comes down to
product guarantee and support, not just claims of superior
products. ECO-FLEX
Platinum is a product made in the
USA
and especially developed for vehicles with
multi port fuel injection systems or to enhance original
flex vehicles or just boost your performance.
ECO-FLEX
Platinum offers the choice of using
gasoline, ethanol or a mixture of both without having to
flip switches or monitor the fuel level in your tank.
The installation is simple and quick. It is compatible with
all multiport injections systems, from cars, to snowmobiles,
ATV's and Street bikes. Eco-Flex Platinum is not just a conversion chip
and it
does not alter the vehicle originality. It can be easily and
safely removed
from your vehicle at
any time.
The product is fully compatible with your vehicles
electronic fuel management system and is controlled by the
information received from the vehicles (E.C.M.).
www.eco-flex.us |