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Cars.com Names the Best Hybrid Vehicles for Your Money

Nik Danielson — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:05:01 +0000

With a renewed focus on the environment, Cars.com, a popular online resource for used vehicles, released its editors' picks for the best hybrids for your money. "A high mpg rating and low price provide a high efficiency-cost rating," executive editor Joe Wiesenfelder said, according to a Cars.com report. Toyota leads the way with three of the 12 best hybrids while Honda, Ford, Acura, Lexus, BMW and Chevrolet also make appearances.

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Lead Poisoning Still a Public Health Risk in Children

Lawmeleds — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:27 +0000

As new information becomes available about common substances, public health risks sometimes emerge. This was certainly the case with with lead-based paint in homes. Prior to the 1970s, when lead usage in products began to be monitored, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 88% of American preschool children had lead levels in the blood high enough to cause health problems. Although subsequent public awareness campaigns have drastically reduced that figure, recent data from the organization shows that there are still about half a million children from the age of 1 to 5 who have toxic levels of lead in the blood, proving that the threat is far from over.

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Environmental Jobs: Get Steamed up to Produce Green Electricty

YaShekia King — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Producing green energy is now becoming a reality through a method that you may never have imagined. What does a hot plate of ravioli, a home’s radiator and a car engine have in common? They all produce steam, and researchers are now tapping into this water vapor source via none other than a sleeping volcano in Oregon in order to produce a new type of alternative energy – full steam ahead.

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Energy Jobs: Predicted to Be a Wellspring of Opportunities for Vets and Civilians Alike in 2013

YaShekia King — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:00:23 +0000

Whether you are leaving the overseas battlefield to enter the battleground of the modern American job search market, or you’ve never donned a military uniform but are preparing for one of the biggest fights of your life—the job search—2013 is predicted to be the year of the Energy Job. The employment outlook in 2013 looks positive for both veterans and civilians in the energy industry: Now, you just need to know the areas on which to zero in.

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Green Jobs: Top 10 Green Tech Blogs for 2013

YaShekia King — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:00:40 +0000

Don’t become green with envy about not having that dream job yet: Just keep your eyes open, and when experts give you the green light to tap into some promising aspect of the growing green technology sector, go full speed ahead. Fortunately, you don’t have to look very far for solid expert advice on green jobs and green business in the changing economy of 2013: Here are the 10 top-ranked green technology blogs for 2013—must-reads if you don’t want to be left behind in one of the most accelerating job sectors today.

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2012 Year in Review: Top 10 U.S. Green Technology Articles

YaShekia King — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:00:38 +0000

The number “12” represents completeness, and without a doubt, the year 2012 admittedly has been a complete roller coaster—soaring to green highs such as the continued push for green jobs with U.S. President Barack Obama’s winning bid for the White House, and dropping to green lows such as the suffering of solar industry stock market prices. Here are the top 10 U.S. green technology articles of 2012.

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Green Jobs: “Greenality” The New Buzzword in Business

John Courtney — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:00:36 +0000

Here’s a new word for you today: “greenality.” If you’re in the business world, then like it or not, this word better become part of your lexicon if you don’t want to be left behind in the business-world-dictionary dust of yesterday. Today, project management remains an increasingly popular profession: In fact, the Project Management Institute during the past few decades growing to half a million members strong. But green project management is now taking center stage.

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