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Use Online Calculators to Reduce Emissions and Save Energy

Eco-Office Gals

Sure we can make the switch to CFLs, carpool three days out of the week, and properly insulate our homes, but in many cases the biggest contributors to our carbon footprint are ignored in favor of these more apparent and easier issue to tackle. As user Nick Wilder said: “It is one government service that makes paying taxes worthwhile.”

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Sustainable Business Practices for 6 Popular Industries

Eco-Office Gals

Although our nation once relied on the concept of reducing, reusing, and recycling to lessen our environmental impact, many businesses are now turning to sustainability development as a means of reducing our overall carbon footprints and protecting the environment. Here are six in particular: . An offshoot of the U.S.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

At Copenhagen-based software and design agency Abtion, employees had learned how to redesign working hours, meeting schedules and adopt new technologies when they chose to adopt a 4-day week. Shorter working hours also translate into lower energy consumption, less carbon emissions and less commuting time.