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Pricing that road trip Folks at twincitiesgasprices.com launched a feature this week that does Mapquest one better: It calculates how much a road trip will cost and tells you the lowest-cost stations along the way.

So driving to Chicago in a 2003 Dodge minivan would cost $99.60, using 34 gallons of gasoline. The site recommends fueling in South Beloit, Ill., and Eau Claire, Wis.

Jason Toews, co-founder of gasbuddy.com, which runs twincitiesgasprices.com as well as sites in 183 cities nationwide, said the trip calculator is something he's always wanted to do and finally pushed through in recent months. Besides your destination, the site prompts you for model information, including year and engine size. Most, but not all, vehicle models are up.

He plans soon to add a feature that would text people if the recommended cheap stations change while they're en route.

Toews doesn't expect a lot of revenue from the feature. "It's not really our goal," he said. "We're frustrated by high gas prices and we're trying to help people save money on gas."

KAREN LUNDEGAARD

Green goals Best Buy Co. Thursday pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent per square foot at all its U.S. operations by 2012.

Electricity use represents more than three-quarters of Best Buy's carbon footprint, with heating, ventilation and air conditioning creating 13 percent. Fleet and service vehicles add 5 percent.

Reducing its carbon footprint is only one side of the battle, as shoppers and some governments pressure the electronics giant to take an active role in reducing and recycling e-waste it helps create. Its in-store recycling programs and occasional public drop-off events have been a hit, a sign people still struggle with purging used electronics. In Minnesota, it's illegal to throw away computers, cell phones, television and other electronics.