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These are all great solutions!  As we all know gas and other petroleum product prices continue to climb, even though our President does not seem to get out enough to realize it.  This is going to affect the price of everything.  Being in the shipping industry, I could not know this any better than I do today.  It is affecting Internet businesses and other transportation dependent retailers big time.  I hear this from my customers and others daily.

We can all change this trend if we really want to.  For example did you know that the US alone could save 462 million gallons of gasoline a year by increasing cycling from 1% to 1.5% of all trips?  For this reason my company car is from Trek.  Biking to work is great for many reasons other than just saving gas and the environment - fitness and well being just for starters can be added to this list.  I think of many of my best ideas come to me as I am away from things on my bike.

Gas prices are a wake up call and we all need to do more now.  Biking and waking to work is a good start but it is only a small beginning.  How we set up and use our computers and other electric devices makes a difference.  How we run our businesses on a daily basis makes a difference.  And how we produce products, package them and get them to market makes a huge difference in our overall oil consumption.

I hear and read about a lot of great ideas every day but we seem to be using oil more than ever.  So are we just talking and not doing?  I think part of the problem is we are willing talk about it because it is the in thing to do, but most do not seem to be doing anything because it inconveniences our busy lives and it is change.  Most people do not like to change.  But, change is good for an entrepreneur.  As an entrepreneur I find these problems interesting because I also feel that the act of solving problems like these creates business opportunity.  We just need to get more entrepreneurs to get on the same page.  If for no other reason to make money…

 

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Bert at Harvey Software, Inc.
Multi-Carrier Shipping Software and Supply Chain Solutions for Internet Retailers

Also a provider of free shipping information and resources at Harvey Software`s Parcel Shipping Blog along with free tracking solutions at TrackingPage.com...

Mike,

That is all very interesting and very cool.  I bet there is a book in all you are doing that you could share with others.  You should at least start a blog or web site and tell sites like treehugger.com about it.  Not many are doing all those things and I am sure others would like to know about your successes.

My company has set up a web page where we are starting to list green solutions mainly for business, but many of the links cover personal solutions.  You might want to check it out and see if there are any things you don`t already know about.  It is at http://www.harveysoft.com/green.htm.  We have been adding to it monthly as a public service and have big plans for it in the future.  I feel the important thing is to not only do it for your benefit, but to tell others how they can share in your successes.

Bert


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Bert at Harvey Software, Inc.
Multi-Carrier Shipping Software and Supply Chain Solutions for Internet Retailers

Also a provider of free shipping information and resources at Harvey Software`s Parcel Shipping Blog along with free tracking solutions at TrackingPage.com...