Environment
Design For A Living World Exhibit
There is a great exhibit going on now through January 2010 at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in NYC. This exhibit showcases different items created using sustainable material.
International Paper “Down to Earth” Series
Did you know? Twenty percent less CO2 is used per year by a person reading a daily printed newspaper versus a person reading web-based news for 30 minutes a day.
International Paper has created a series of publications to help clear up some of the myths and misconceptions about our paper and the forest products industry to help customers better understand environmental topics.
Pixels vs Paper is a must read to really see and understand if electronic is better than printed.
Where does your paper come from PDF
For more information visit International Papers
Visit Utopia’s New Green Zone
Visit utopia’s new green zone to get all the information you need on utopia papers, green papers, green printing and what it all means.
SPAM AND SUSTAINABILITY
62 Trillion:
The number of spam emails sent out in 2008.
33 Billion:
Kilo-watt-hours of energy used by spam.
2.4 Million:
Homes that could be powered by wasted energy.
131 Kilograms:
Annual carbon dioxide the average business user is responsible for in email-related emissions.
3.1 Million/2 Billion:
Cars/gallons of gas to which wasted spam energy equates.
Source:
McAfee and ICF International
The Carbon Footprint of Email Spam Report
Printers are greener than peope think
Printers are greener than you think! There has been a lot of “print bashing” going on from folks who think print is not “green.” But wait! It turns out, as a manufacturing process, print is getting greener by the day.
A new report soon to be publicly available from PRIMIR, titled “Sustainable Print in a Dynamic Global Market,” lists some really interesting facts about our industry. O
To read the full article http://members.whattheythink.com/emails/ggweekly.htm
