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On the heals of the extremely successful Live Earth concert, there's no question the topic of global warming and the environment in general is top of mind for us all. Everyday, more and more research and insight into the issue of global warming hits the airwaves. Regardless of how passionate you are about this topic, I think we can all agree that keeping our environment healthy is a smart move.
Recently, Time Magazine's blog "Work in Progress" posted information from a Harris Interactive survey about American's leaving their computers on at work, resulting in wasted energy usage, and according to the survey, pumping 14.4 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Workers have an opportunity to help curb some practices that may be damaging to the environment. In fact, some companies are now raising the temperature of their air conditioning, and no longer purchasing plastic bottles of water, for example.
I thought of a few areas that workers can help out the cause, such as decreasing the amount of paper that is used by refraining from printing useless or unnecessary materials. Energy can be saved by everyone turning off their office lights at the end of the day, and to ask for recycle bins for aluminum or newspapers in the office.
I am interested in knowing if others work for companies for environmentally friendly policies. What are they, and do you have any suggestions for how to start a conservation program?
Posted by Steve Wajda on July 17, 2007 at 4:06 PM
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One way to help companies be more green is to encourage more locally grown and produced products. Especially those companies that keep small cafes on premise. There are some local venders that do specialize in locally grown foods. And to top it off, these foods are generally more healthy.
Employees should also consider carpooling or taking public transportation a few days a week.
Posted by Tina on July 18, 2007 2:41 PM
You have some good points here, especially regarding the use of carpooling/public transportation.
I have spoken to companies that offer subsidies to employees that choose to carpool or take some type of public transportation. Maybe more companies will begin considering this now.
It wouldn't work in all markets, but there are a lot of places where this makes a lot of sense and encourages employees to consider a different way of getting to work.
I wish I had easy access to public transportation -- it would be much less stressful than braving the highway every day!
Posted by Kip on July 18, 2007 3:02 PM