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Five New Jobs in the Growing Green Economy While the traditional economy slows down, green is booming. Riding the wave of the green trend, people are finding or creating unusual new jobs. Earn money and save the planet -- all in a day's work! To further inspire this trend, TreeHugger has collected a list of curious green entrepreneur opportunities we can find in the booming green economy. ::more
Today's survey: Are You Changing Your TV?
Today's pop quiz: How Much More Gas Do Americans Use?
TreeHugger for the Huffington Post: An Inconvenient Truth About Packaging
| | 5 Emerging Polluters |  | | Clearly the United States (with roughly 23% of global CO2 emissions has some 'splainin to do when it comes to carbon dioxide emissions, so don't get us wrong, we aren't trying to pass the buck. Yet, we did want to take a look at just how large the impact of CO2 emissions is from the developing world. ::More | | | | | | | | | 24 Million TVs |  | | 23.9 million -- Number of CRT TVs that will be thrown out in 2008, adding up to an estimated 711,029 tons of televisions. "Numbers for end-of-life TVs have been over 20 million per year since 2005, and are expected to go up to almost 25 million by 2010. " ::More | | | | | | | | | 40,000 Billboards |  | | The Buenos Aires government and a group of advertising associations have agreed to remove 40 thousand billboards that are infracting the city's code, This represents about 60% of the total amount of billboards. ::More | | | | | | | | | On Planet Green: Cycling Tip of the Week: Freeze Your Water Bottles
We are all familiar with the bad taste--and smell--that is usually associated with water bottles. This is due to the fact that bacteria can grow in the bottles if they are left sitting around with water inside them. In order to kill that bacteria and get rid of the bad smell and taste, simply do the following: after each ride, pour the water remaining in your bottle onto a plant, unscrew the cap, and place both cap and bottle in the freezer overnight. More on :: Planet Green
Lots of tips for cyclists at Planet Green! Redesigned and reinvented, Planet Green is your user's guide to living mindfully on this big blue marble we all call home. Greenily,
Team TH
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