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Examine waste generated by your business & look for ways it can be reused on-site or by other businesses, eliminated or radically reduced.
on Friday
Encourage communications by email, and read email messages onscreen to determine if it's necessary to print them. If it's not --- don't!
on Thursday
Lighting accounts for up to 40% of business energy costs. Install motion-sensor or automatic dimming switches in areas not constantly used.
on Wednesday
Bicycle Commuter Act of 2008: gives your employees a tax break & you can save up to 9.5% of your FICA contributions by participating.
December 1
Switch your face-to-face meetings, classes & seminars to online. Meetings, classes & seminars conducted online use 90% less energy.
November 30
Use reusable shipping containers and pallets instead of disposable ones. Eliminate 11 wooden pallets from your business & you save 1 tree.
November 27
Biking to work reduces greenhouse gases & saves money. And Bicycle Commuter Act of 2008 lets employees earn a tax credit for biking to work.
November 25
Set company policy to shut off all lights, machinery & equipment when not in use. Inexpensive timers can be used to accomplish this easily.
November 24

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Did you know that 79.6% of all consumers use the Internet to conduct personal research on green initiatives and products?

In addition, 93% of consumers say they would most likely choose a green company over a non-green company.

We were concerned whether we could separate the real green companies from organizations that were just green-washing.


So after much research and partnerships with significant environmental groups, we have established a system of guidelines that a business could agree to in their daily practices/processes. These guidelines are general enough to follow and yet open to public reviews - thank… Continue

Posted on April 30, 2008 at 9:30pm —

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Just cut our carbon emmissions by at least 2% per year

The world's scientists agree: Global warming is real, here, and happening faster than anyone predicted. But scientists also say we can curb global warming and its consequences -- if we take bold, comprehensive action now that adds up to an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2050. That's a do-able 2% cut a year for each of the next forty years.

To reach our goal -- to build a cleaner, smarter, and safer energy future to meet and overcome the most urgent challenge facing us, to protect our children a… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2008 at 4:00pm —

 
 

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