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College Students Prepped For Green Careers

Alexis Petru, May 6th, 2011

More than 80 percent of alumni of the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus program have pursued careers in sustainability, according to an Alliance survey of 70 former Green Campus interns who graduated in the last six years. The Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of businesses, government and environmental groups that promotes energy efficiency, employs about 75 student interns ... read more

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Tagged energy, students

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Meet NYC’s Taxi of the Future

Amanda Wills, May 6th, 2011

With more than 13,000 taxis traveling a cumulative 500 million miles per year, Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York searched for a new taxi that was low-cost, durable and eco-friendly. After more than two years of brainstorm, design and prototyping, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has selected the Nissan NV200 as the "Taxi ... read more

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Tagged airquality, electricvehicle, fuel, lithiumion

Published in Automotive


Does Your School Need an Energy Retrofit?

Megan Dobransky, May 6th, 2011

Teachers and administrators now have a chance to lighten their schools' impact with RecycleBank's Green Schools Energy Challenge. RecycleBank started with the Green your Home Challenge, and now it’s moved on to schools. In partnership with lighting company Lunera, RecycleBank launched the Green Schools Energy Challenge yesterday. To enter, teachers and administrators can submit a video about how they ... read more

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Tagged energy, light bulbs, lightbulbs

Published in Household


Single-Stream Recycling Up in U.S.

Wes Muir, May 6th, 2011

The following is an op-ed piece by Wes Muir, director of communications for Waste Management. It does not describe the views or opinions of Earth911. As the world continues to push forward in efforts to secure a sustainable future, it’s often important to step back and reflect on the progress we’ve made to date. From a waste solutions perspective, we have ... read more

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Tagged curbside, opinion, recycling

Published in Household


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