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Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:52:25 +0000

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By: Chris Wood

Chris Wood — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:04:32 +0000

Have you seen the TechSoup article 10 Resolutions to Green Your Technology. Lots of useful pointers.

Set a green goal for the year & encourage everyone in your office to do the same. This year, our chief operating officer, Manning Sutton, asked each staff member to set a green goal for themselves and each manager to set a green goal for their department. These could be something as small as remembering to turn of their monitor each night to something as large as cutting the department’s printing in half. We have found that providing incentives or making it a competition between departments resonates with our staff members.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:56:40 +0000

Marieke, this entry turned up on my Google Alerts for food policy–one of the few interesting links today. Not to distract you from paying work, but could you say more about your garden? What are you growing?

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Topics about Recycle » Growing a Green Policy — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:39:28 +0000

[...] Ramblings of a Remote Worker added an interesting post today on Growing a Green PolicyHere’s a small readingI mentioned earlier in the week that I want to start adhering to a green policy when working from home. As reported on the Greener Office Web site, when Independent consultants WSP Environmental looked into it they found that home workers typically produce almost a third more CO2 in a year than employees working primarily in the office. This figure was based on the fact that office workers share electricity and heating while home workers don’t. There has still been little significant rese [...]

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