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$4 a gallon has fueled new thinking on energy and paper consumption
posted Tuesday, July 1, 2008 9:22 a.m.
Look around any office or home, and it's easy to spot: mounds of paper that are piled so high they look like mini skyscrapers. The average American worker uses about 12,000 sheets of paper per year, according to Worldwatch Institute, an environmental research organization. That's a high-rise of blank sheets four feet tall. From the response to our recently launched Sustainable Living section at rmpbs.org/green, we know many of you are already taking steps to be more energy efficient and conserve precious resources. Many of you already pay your bills online and receive e-statements rather than paper. And I bet more than a few of you "think before you print" – and use cloth napkins instead of paper.
As we rethink the ins and outs of running a more energy efficient and sustainable organization, we are pleased to introduce an electronic version of Promo, our monthly program guide. You can now opt out of the printed version and download e-promo each month at rmpbs.org/promo. Our goal is to reduce the number of Promo copies we print, decrease postage costs and save trees and energy in the process.
If you've already signed up for e-promo, thanks for leading the way on this. We've been getting some great feedback and want to know what you think.
There are great perks for you, too: Receive program information before the printed version comes out, and enjoy new and exciting features like an at-a-glance calendar of primetime highlights – perfect for your refrigerator or coffee table.
Go to rmpbs.org/promo and download your first issue today. It'll be years before we all go totally paperless, but getting e-promo is a great place to start.
After you've had a chance to look it over, let us know what you think. What should our next step be? E-promo is a work in progress, and we hope you'll help us grow the publication and help save trees in the process.
-Elizabeth Mayer, RMPBS
Cindy, Denver
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:27 p.m.
I'm a paper person who is really trying to make the switch to electronic everything. It's hard not to click the "print" button for a record but I'm working on it. At first glance, epromo looks great. Definitely something I can use during the day to see what's on tonight.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:27 p.m.
I'm a paper person who is really trying to make the switch to electronic everything. It's hard not to click the "print" button for a record but I'm working on it. At first glance, epromo looks great. Definitely something I can use during the day to see what's on tonight.
Campbell
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:37 p.m.
You are right: It probably will be years before we go totally paperless, but those who are interested can take small steps right now to work toward a larger goal. Thank you for offering e-promo. I'll try it out.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:37 p.m.
You are right: It probably will be years before we go totally paperless, but those who are interested can take small steps right now to work toward a larger goal. Thank you for offering e-promo. I'll try it out.
Maureen Hyland
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5:58 p.m.
take me off the paper trail for the PROMO- I will read online!
Thanks
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5:58 p.m.
take me off the paper trail for the PROMO- I will read online!
Thanks
Charlotte Goldsmith
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 8:28 p.m.
Great idea! Please sign me up for the online PROMO.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 8:28 p.m.
Great idea! Please sign me up for the online PROMO.
Kathy Freydenfeldt
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 10:01 p.m.
Me, too!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 10:01 p.m.
Me, too!
Bill Spangler
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 5:10 a.m.
Sign me up for online PROMO and discontinue sending the magazine. It makes sense.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 5:10 a.m.
Sign me up for online PROMO and discontinue sending the magazine. It makes sense.
Diane Wilson
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 7:47 a.m.
I was wondering why you had not gone to e-mailing Promo. Congratulations on the decision.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 7:47 a.m.
I was wondering why you had not gone to e-mailing Promo. Congratulations on the decision.
Deborah
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:01 a.m.
I will give a paperless Promo a chance even through I need some sort of "AA" group to give me strength to give up my stack of paper magazines stuffed in my night stand.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:01 a.m.
I will give a paperless Promo a chance even through I need some sort of "AA" group to give me strength to give up my stack of paper magazines stuffed in my night stand.
Rusty
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:23 a.m.
Good idea. Sign me up. Some thoughts - to the extent possible, make sure it doesn't look like spam to the major filters out there. Send me a separate notification the first time, so I can fix my spam filters.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:23 a.m.
Good idea. Sign me up. Some thoughts - to the extent possible, make sure it doesn't look like spam to the major filters out there. Send me a separate notification the first time, so I can fix my spam filters.
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