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As for AC, it also serves to heat the outdoor air temperature—all those AC units going actually does increase the city heat!

Cat, I wonder what would happen if you pulled your ink cartridges between uses and kept them in sealed (reused, of course!) platic bags? It`s a pain, but maybe les sof a pain than having to replace them all?


—J.


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Roughstock Studios | Notes From the Rodeo | Newsletter
Strategic communications without the selling of souls.

As for going Green in the office, don`t just think about the trees, think about the people, your employees and keeping them healthy and happy.  Don`t spray deady carcinegenic pesticides in the office, don`t use harmful soaps and cleaners used by many cleaning companies, don`t use air fresheners unless they are TRUE natural designs, clean your a/c filters, add hepa filters, don`t drink water from plastic bottles that travel in a hot truck for days, drink MountainValley from glass 5 gallon bottles, don`t allow fabric softener to be used and no perfume or cologne either. 

Those are some ways to go green for the humans.  I prefer to be a people hugger, more than a tree hugger, it has been proven that we are not really running out of trees globally only regionally..But it has also been proven that the human immune system is degrading with each generation from the toxic chemicals we are exposed to primarily at work and home, in food, and products we use everyday.

The greatest impact on the earth comes from reduing use of energy.

1. Check lighting - companies like WSI Lighting can help you invest in
fixtures that use less energy, you get more life out of the bulbs, and they
are brighter creating a brighter, cleaner work environment.

2. Check insulation and sealing - if you own the building, you can find
an energy auditor who can give you ideas on how to reduce usage and
make the environment more comfortable.

3. Start a recycled paper program, recycle tin cans and plastic water
bottles, recycle cardboard.

4. If you are redecorating, use zero-VOC products - Flor carpeting and
Harmony paint from Sherwin Williams are both great products.

5. Change the cleaners to eco-friendly products which are non-toxic to
the workers in the office.

That`s just a beginning.

You can keep watch of my site for more info, I`ll be adding more and
more to the site. www.sagebgreenenergy.com

Thanks and good luck!
Julianna

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Sincerely,

Julianna Sauber
www.sagebgreenenergy.com
www.sauberandsons.com

Jess, I didn`t realise that about the outside temperature. Makes sense though.

I`m most likely wrong, but I vaguely remember the instructions saying that you can`t put used cartridges back. It`d be great if we could as I`m tired of the expense of buying new just because they`ve dried out.


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Catherine Morley | Project Manager
BoDo: Business of Design online

That probably does depend on your printer. I`ve got an HP all-in-one that I can pull-and-replace from at will. But I have no idea what, say, a quality printer might require.


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Roughstock Studios | Notes From the Rodeo | Newsletter
Strategic communications without the selling of souls.

I work at a small company called NeatReceipts.  Our product is a scanner and hardware combination that helps people digitize and organize receipts, business cards and documents.  We`ve taken some steps to encourage employees to be  environmentally responsible. 

- We ask employees and customers to scan in their paper and then recycle it.
- We bought each employee a mug and stopped purchasing paper and styrofoam cups.
- This past spring we donated the proceeds from an office party to The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania.

Little things and changes can really help encourage people to think about the things they can do at work and home to support and preserve the environment.

Thanks,
Jenn

We are committed to using clean technology solutions in our photography:
• We use Digital Cameras instead of Film, reducing the left over harsh chemicals
• We encourage the electronic delivery of images through e-mail and our website
• We display and share client photos using an online Internet Photo Gallery
• We encourage clients to only print the photos they want to display prominently
• We use LCD Flat Panels at trade shows to display our work, reducing paper waste
• We set our PCs to power-down various components when not in use
• We use Rechargeable Batteries in our equipment

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www.r n l landscape.org
vernonlucas@hotmail.com

Hello all,
 We recently came across a product that is unbelievable in cleaning applications. The name of it is "Awesome" It is a spray cleaner.We found it in a Dollar Store and tried it. It is 100% organic and has a pleasant smell. There are no chemicals in it at all. We would recommend it to all.

Hope this helps.
Paul



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Wow, great ideas!  How about `greening` your promotional programs?  When most people think about going green, the last thing that usually comes to mind is trash and trinkets or, otherwise known as tchotchkees!