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My New Year’s Resolution 2009
Guest Columnist Chris Sewell, Carbonfund.org Partnerships Team
My 2009 resolution is to focus on reducing my home electricity and material use. Recently, I’ve invested in electric strips that I turn off when appliances aren’t in use (many appliances use energy even when they are not on!), and I’m wearing more sweaters this year so I can be comfortable when I turn down the heat. But I’m now at the age where many companies seem to think I earn enough to want to spend it all on their products, and thus I need more catalogs to peruse. I understand the concept of “target demographic,” and I do not begrudge any companies for reaching out to me. But these catalogs carry with them a carbon footprint, and I don’t even need the stuff they are selling.
In short, this junk mail is really putting a crimp in my reduce what I can New Year’s resolution. I have found 41pounds.org’s junk mail solution useful. The organization can remove you from many unwanted mailing lists. For Christmas I donated on behalf of my parents to help them cut out their junk mail. As part of my 2009 resolution to reduce more, I think I’ll do the same for myself. By registering with 41pounds.org, I will avoid the energy used in shipping and recycling these mailings and cut these CO2 emissions out all together. There are many more ways I’ll have to change in order to achieve my resolution, but this will be an easy and great start to kick 2009 off right!
-Chris
