If we rank energy consumption from highest to lowest, we find two at the top:
The Car and the Thermostat
I. To save energy we must reduce the use of the car and the thermostat.
The Car:
We use our 3000+ pound Car to move our 200+/- pound body to and from work. Millions
of people do the same thing. So we all sit in traffic while our cars burn energy.
We waste time traveling. We suffer the high cost of fuel. We create stress in
our lives. We create pollution.
The Thermostat:
We heat and air-condition huge skyscrapers where millions of us work at computers.
With modern technology, meetings can be conducted remotely saving companies travel costs—travel, meals,
lodging, lost productivity due to travel time, and more.
Companies can reduce utility costs AND increase productivity while helping save the environment.
The Solution:Work From Home!
Is it not ridiculous for you and your employees to shower, shave or apply lipstick, dress, drive
in traffic, waste time, money, gas, get to the office, and turn on a computer we could have turned
on from home?
If we work from Home:
We don't use our car to drive to and from work.
We don't need huge skyscrapers as our workplace.
Reduce stress created from driving, childcare issues, family emergencies.
What work can we do at home?
80% of employees are engaged in white-collar work in the United States!
Practically every white-collar worker uses some form of computer and a
telephone. All computer and telephone work can be done from home. So we can
move 80% of the work to our homes.
How much energy would we save?
By not driving to and from work and by reducing the need to change the temperature in huge office buildings, we would save approximately the total amount of oil that we import from the Middle East.
A hundred mile roundtrip commute uses 25+ gallons per week and costs more than $100 per week.
Additional benefits
Health
Reduce stress
Promote better eating habits; less on the go eating
Take better care of yourself, children and your spouse
Promote better exercise habits; less time on the road; more time to fit in your workout
Increase quality time spent with your spouse, children and family
