So it has been a full week since Meeting Revolution was unveiled and it has been a great week! Did you noticed…every where you turned someone was talking about being green? I have to admit…I was on green overload! And the sad part is that in a couple of months the green buzz will fizzle and people will go back to the same old thing they have always been doing. I know that is a negative view to take but hopefully the media won’t let down and people will change at least one thing they do in their lives to be more green.
What did you change in your own lives or meetings this week? Anything? Don’t worry if it wasn’t something huge…something small done over and over can still make a change too. Just think you aren’t alone doing this one action…think about printing e-mails. If you normally print lets say three out of five e-mails but this week you only printed three out of ten. That is a great start!!! Did you know that it takes 1/2 a tree to make one sheet of paper (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_trees_does_it_take_to_make_one_sheet_of_paper)? I think that is a lot.
If you haven’t checked out our Facebook group profile this week, you should (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12869258796)! I post articles and web site daily that are about environmentally friendly things. This week, I posted these links:
Most Expensive Bottled Water - www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8220738
Treading lighter with low-carbon diets – www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lowcarbon22apr22,0,6619396,full.story
Top 10 eco-friendly hotels in North America – www.planetout.com/travel/article.html?sernum=13861
Starwood Hotels’ ELEMENT Brand to Mandate LEED Certification in All Hotels – www.starwoodhotels.com/corporate/news.html (Except there is no direct link so you this takes you to their main Press Release page and then scroll down until you see this title) **This was a big buzz around Massachusetts because an Element is being built in Lexington, MA.
I also found a great web site www.go-green.com. I really recommend that you check this site out. I even got to figure out my carbon footprint using their calculator.
WOW…this post is long! Like I said, every week should be Earth Week! Please feel free to post your comments and share your thoughts.
Have a great week! 
