Monthly archive - March 2014

Litter On Mount Everest: The World’s Highest Garbage Dump

Litter On Mount Everest: The World’s Highest Garbage Dump

It saddens us to have to report that Mount Everest has earned the nickname, the “world’s highest garbage dump.” With so many looking to accomplish the once thought impossible, it is hard to understand why they would destroy it for the next person.

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Civil Engineer Jobs and Green Career Profile

Civil Engineer Jobs and Green Career Profile

Civil engineers design, construct, supervise, operate, and maintain large construction projects and systems, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for water supply and sewage treatment.

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Methane & Landfill Gas Collection System Technicians Job and Green Career Profile

Methane & Landfill Gas Collection System Technicians Job and Green Career Profile

Landfill gas-collection power plants harvest the methane gas from landfills and turn it into electricity. Methane/landfill gas collection system technicians operate and maintain landfill gas collection system components to convert methane into green energy resource.

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Do You Live in a Solar Friendly State?

Do You Live in a Solar Friendly State?

To find out whether a state is “solar friendly” or “solar unfriendly,” you must first realize it’s not always that simple. Multiple factors go into a state’s solar energy policy, including system payback timeframes, tax credits, existing energy costs and the renewable portfolio standard.

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