This article talks about how the New York has gotten though the adjustment period of now having a governor who is blind.

from flickr

First there was Whale Oil and then there was fossil fuels. It is time to start planning and make changes.

Steps to take:

1. Access the organization’s energy consumption, the waste produced across all operations and product choices.
2. Find out what the natural resources are in your geographic location.
3. Use locally produced resources to lower the impact to the environment and in the long run lower your costs.
4. Come up with a plan to reduce the impact of your organization and a plan to move forward.
5. Educate your organizations staff and community of your priority list to change your impact and how everyone can help.

Here are a few quick suggestions:

1. Recycle printer cartridges; I have used http://www.ecyclegroup.com/ and got money back. Have the whole community participate.

2. Stop using bottle water. Stop sending bottles to landfill and using trucks to drivery water bottles at the office. Put in filtration systems and give staff containers. I have used Atlas http://www.atlaswatersystems.com/

For reducing the impact and costs for driving try:

1. Reduce to a four day work week.
2. Conduct scheduled car maintenance
3. Drive during non rush hour periods.
4. Do not use air conditioning
5. Car pool
6. Rent a Hybrid