The folks at Freedom Blog crunch the numbers on junk mail and come up with some disturbing revelations. For one, each year, about 17 million trees (almost 25 million acres) are cut down to provide America with the junk mail it so craves. And then, how does it get to you? Thank junk mail weighs 14 billion pounds; to move that much weight uses almost half a million tons of carbon every year. These are all rough estimates, sure, but notice that everything is in the millions. Craziness. Read all the calculations here. Our Greenest Month writer mentioned a tip to help cut down on junk mail: try going here to take your name of the lists of junk mail recipients Question: How could sending this mail be profitable? How many people need to respond to junk mail to make it worthwhile, and how could that many people possibly respond?
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Green Gift Guide For Graduates
Whether it’s high school or college, recent grads have a unique opportunity when it comes to accumulation of too much stuff: Starting from scratch.
Toast your grad’s entry into the big wide world with durable, chic, and useful goods like a practical tote bag, a hanging splash of green for a bare dorm room or apartment, an electric scooter to get around without so much gas, or a life-changing journey to help save endangered lions. Find this and more in our Green Gift Guide for the Graduate.
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Junk in the Mail Box
The folks at Freedom Blog crunch the numbers on junk mail and come up with some disturbing revelations. For one, each year, about 17 million trees (almost 25 million acres) are cut down to provide America with the junk mail it so craves. And then, how does it get to you? Thank junk mail weighs 14 billion pounds; to move that much weight uses almost half a million tons of carbon every year. These are all rough estimates, sure, but notice that everything is in the millions. Craziness. Read all the calculations here. Our Greenest Month writer mentioned a tip to help cut down on junk mail: try going here to take your name of the lists of junk mail recipients Question: How could sending this mail be profitable? How many people need to respond to junk mail to make it worthwhile, and how could that many people possibly respond?
The folks at Freedom Blog crunch the numbers on junk mail and come up with some disturbing revelations. For one, each year, about 17 million trees (almost 25 million acres) are cut down to provide America with the junk mail it so craves. And then, how does it get to you? Thank junk mail weighs 14 billion pounds; to move that much weight uses almost half a million tons of carbon every year. These are all rough estimates, sure, but notice that everything is in the millions. Craziness. Read all the calculations here. Our Greenest Month writer mentioned a tip to help cut down on junk mail: try going here to take your name of the lists of junk mail recipients Question: How could sending this mail be profitable? How many people need to respond to junk mail to make it worthwhile, and how could that many people possibly respond?
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Calculate and Offset Your Carbon Footprint!
Sustain Our Planet is a green consulting company that specializes in carbon emissions analysis and carbon offsetting services for individuals, schools, governments, and businesses.
HOW DO I START?
Create a Green Account
Start by creating a free personal Green Account. Your Green Account allows you to calculate the amount of carbon emissions you contribute to the atmosphere for an individual activity, or for multiple activities over the course of a year. This is your carbon footprint.
Your Green Account helps you monitor your footprint, reduce your total emissions, and become carbon neutral.
Become Carbon Neutral
Carbon emissions are measured in tons. When you have identified your footprint, online credits can be purchased to help you offset it and become carbon neutral. These credits fund environmentally friendly initiatives (like planting trees) that offset pollution you create in your everyday life.
