(Newswire.net — March 04, 2013) Los Angeles, California – The US Postal Service which has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency for six years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute announced how they saved 52 million dollars in green initiatives via reducing energy, water, consumables, recycling, petroleum fuel use and solid waste measures.
Across the country, postal employees are participating in more than 850 green teams,” said Chief Sustainability Officer Thomas G. Day. “Motivated by a desire to be good stewards of the environment, and our sustainability call to action, ‘leaner, greener, faster, smarter,’ employee green teams are helping the Postal Service achieve positive results in energy reduction and resource conservation.”
On that same initiative, and with the examples of leaders as the USPS in the conservation of the environment and as examples of being socially responsible, many citizens feel obligated to do their part in saving the environment and money.
While most people want to help and want to join the ‘go green’ movement, they are under the misguided illusion that this route will cost them money and major changes in their daily habits.
Many people let this be the excuse for them not changing their non-green habits.
OhItsNotEasyBeingGreen.com provides 125 ways how to go green, live green and save Green at the same time’. Their mission is to fostering change through little effort but huge benefits.
The website puts to rest the myths that being green are expensive and difficult to do. It shows the mostly seamless change from old ways to the green way, at your level and capacity in the community, while making a huge difference through small changes.
“Going green is a habits that can be adopted and applied in everyday daily life that is environmentally friendly. And the huge bonus is that valuable dollars in this tough economy does not get sacrificed in the process” says Joy Miles
Things like saving fuel, reducing heat loss through changing of windows makes a difference. The list goes on and on with cost savings and environmental saving strategies, which even, includes tips on personal hygiene.
To learn more about the movement, please visit ohitsnoteasybeinggreen.com