February 27, 2012 by marketing
We hear it again and again. For years now, people keep telling us to “Go Green.” Save the environment, pitch in, join the green efforts. But what does green really mean? And if this is such a big concern than why is it still so hard to get people to participate? A great way to get your coworkers or employees environmentally aware is to break it down into small, simple tasks that they can incorporate into their daily life. Pick one thing to focus on and give them a reminder. For example, put a poster about recycling above the trashcan or hand out logo pens with your company’s logo and a small phrase like “go paperless” to remind them to write and print less and type and email more. The same idea could be used with water bottles and mugs to encourage employees to reuse their drinking containers instead of continually getting disposable ones.
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February 12, 2010 by Tom Guay
Here’s a bottom-line fact global warming skeptics tend to ignore: Lots of companies pocket big savings by taking action that helps reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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February 11, 2010 by Tom Guay
What’s the best way to avoid those green cops at the grocery store who take shoppers down for asking for plastic instead of paper?
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February 10, 2010 by Tom Guay
How can you ignore the benefit of going green when it saves a company $6 million in year one and then doubles that savings in year two?
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February 9, 2010 by Tom Guay
Operating costs at the University of Texas are on track now to take a nose dive. The hero: a software upgrade.
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February 8, 2010 by Tom Guay
Who’ll be a winner or loser as cities crack down on business and industrial stormwater releases? Hint: Think green.
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February 5, 2010 by Tom Guay
Every new technology’s bound to stub a toe or two as the first generation equipment debuts. Take for example, the wind turbines that can’t turn in Minnesota’s cold winter blasts.
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February 4, 2010 by Tom Guay
It may be curtains for plans to create a cap-and-trade program to force America to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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February 3, 2010 by Tom Guay
How does a really small operation go green? It’s not so complicated, and it doesn’t require huge investments in fancy technology.
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February 2, 2010 by Tom Guay
It won’t be all that long before 10% of the homes in Britain will be generating their own electric power.
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