Comments on: Are you a “green” employee?

By: php_penguin

php_penguin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:23:45 +0000

I remember hearing about a woman who popped into her office over the weekend to find that the air-con was still on, and being uber-green and right-on she decided to save energy and turn it off.

On the Monday morning she enters the office to find the whole tech team in a state of panic, as all of the servers had overheated over the weekend, taking down the company website, the intranet, and all of the dumb-terminal computers for the staff to use.

Being green is good and all, but sometimes there is purpose to keeping things on. Like my computer.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:54:09 +0000

I print every single email possible including every spam message, doesn’t everyone?

Seriously, focus on something other than printing email.

By: Syam

Syam — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:17:23 +0000

Do you use a mug rather than disposable cups?

Do you print out your emails?

“Yes” to all other questions.

By: Toby Somerville

Toby Somerville — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:56:01 +0000

@ Not Conservative — “Is suppose you think the world going to become a “Great Ball of Fire!”” - I do actually… in about 5 billion years time, but that’s another story.

I think being “green” is not just about global warming. Whether you agree or disagree with its likelihood. Being green it is about being careful with the world resources. We all have to live here — for the moment at least — lets try and look after it.

By: chris ward

chris ward — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:33:37 +0000

I think reading publications on the web saves on cutting down trees for paper.

I’m always green.

But this global warming faze is a HUGE fad to drive consumerism.
SHEEP. Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa Baaaaaaaaaaaaa

By: basia

basia — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:37:18 +0000

I work 10 minutes of walk from my home. I may consider myself as priviledged.
We use ceramic cups at work and at home, because we are used to do it, because we do not like to carry trash bags everyday, because our thin, delicate skin could be burned with our beloved almost boiling tea or coffee.
Electricity price in Poland is enough motivation to care to switch off any not used lamp or device, and especially when leaving.
We are used to print important e-mails, but we do it usually on back side of over-5-years accountancy papers, and when important e-mail is not so important any more it goes into our paper cutting machine and becomes perfect packing material. As alternative, we have paper collecting tank nearby.

Do I believe in global warming as human activity resulted? Not very much.
Do I believe in “eco” brands? Rather not.

Do I believe, there are limited resources of clean water, clean air, fuels, forests, fish, good food? Yes.
Do I believe, wastes are serious sickness of our “culture” and “civilization”? Yes.

It has been found long time ago, plastics are the most economical materials to produce. Problem starts afterwards… Well… it hangs and lies everywhere… Lets enjoy it :-{

By: Alphafers

Alphafers — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:28:15 +0000

Hey

Simple questions but they do make you think.

I always turned off my computer when I finish work. but how many computers do you have and have you had? that’s hard to answer right?

I use my own mug but I am also trying to force my coffee provider to use recycle cups to continue doing business with me.

Who use paper these days?? Layers!!! I hate layers

I use public transportation every day. I really enjoy my time commuting. I read two books on January using my time on my way to work and back to work. That is not only good for the environment but very productive.

My company has a good policy for recycling paper but not so good with equipments. Sadly it is not time to say “At least we are doing something”.

I am not the last one leaving the office. Even if I am. I can’t switch off everything. is not that easy. There must be a reason why computers or other equipments are turned on. It is a good point though, I’ll see what I can do.

By: tjk

tjk — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:37:02 +0000

carlosbernal - Couldn’t agree more with that post! Lets just hope when the fad passes, people take away a greater respect and responsibility for the environment around them, whether it be for practical reasons or otherwise.

By: carlosbernal

carlosbernal — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:40:44 +0000

tjk - My problem with this is that like all fads they are based on something emotional that only lasts a short while. It wasn’t that long ago that we had the Y2K hysteria and there were whole industries created just to “solve” the problem, where are they now? …Oh wait a minute everyone pulled together and we solved it.

If we do the right thing for more practical reasons then they have lasting power. What you may not know is that money and people’s emotion are driving the “global warming” craze and people want to feel good by doing something about it, hence we are now pushing to become “Y2K Compliant” …I mean “green”.

By: AutisticCuckoo

AutisticCuckoo — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:22:07 +0000

I score 5 out of 6. There’s no public transport available from where I live, and 40 km (25 miles) is too far to walk or cycle.