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Unfortunately, prices remain high across the board for any environmentally friendly car. The least expensive green car currently on the American market is the 2007 Hyundai Accent GLS 4-Door with a price tag that carries a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $12,925. But, according to Yahoo’s “Top 100 Cars by Green Rating,” the Hyundai comes in at number 22 with a green rating of 75. Until you’re ready for that financial trauma, you can assuage your environmental guilt with the following ten gasoline-powered yet “green” vehicles that are all priced under $19,000.

While education deserves notice from political candidates and the general public, not one issue within this topic touches on the environment or "green" education. Instead, the focuses are on the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), teacher funding, gang control, and whether or not evolution is valid. Keith Schillo, from the Central Kentucky Green Party, suggests that many problems within the U.S. educational system could be resolved by changing the role of the student from a passive observer to an active participant in the real world.