Well here is my public service announcement for the day. We have recently signed up for a free service that stops catalogs from coming to you in the mail. CatalogChoice.org has only been around for a short while but has already eliminated 9 million + catalogs from being delivered. Its not just the paper that is wasted, its the environmental impact and energy used to print them and get them to you, and then get them to the landfill. Each year 19 BILLION catalogs are mailed to American consumers each year. An effect on global warming equal to two million cars. Now that we can purchase most goods on-line, there is no need for catalogs.
We read our news on-line (no paper) but I have yet to make that crossover to magazines (I love my National Geographic) but should do that too. (Unfortunately one of the biggest money-earning fundraisers for schools are magazine subscriptions.) But I can live without it as I can also live without my bi-weekly Victoria’s Secret (holy airbrushing!) and LL Bean (holy high waisted, pleated kacki slacks!) catalogs.
Don’t forget to turn off your lights from 8pm - 9pm tonight! Make it an excuse for a candlelight dinner. Google Israel went with a black background in honor of the lights out theme (although it takes more energy to generate the black background over a white one).
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