Conservation 101: the Compete to Conserve Blog

  At Compete to Conserve we are challenging ourselves to be a paperless business.  As an internet based company, with staff all over the place, we are on our computers all day.  Keeping digital files makes sense, plus it does not require any extra energy use since our computers are usually on.

  I first realized that we could run an almost-paperless business when my office printer broke about a month ago. Instead of fixing it, I looked at is as a blessing and used it as an opportunity to re-train myself.  To be completely honest with you, I haven’t missed my printer at all.(Well, almost never, I did need my friend to print out some movie tickets the other day)

  Transitioning to paperless was easy considering all the choices we have with today’s technology. It’s sooooo, last year to use paper.  For example, we(CtoC team) started exchanging information by passing flash drives back and forth.  We also us Google Docs much more to share and edit documents between us.  We are rarely in the same room, though when we get together we still use digital formats.  It helps that we are all nerds and feel much more comfortable with our computers in front of us. Laptops make a much better shield then a piece on paper.

Join us and challenge yourself and others to go paperless or simply join the conversation with our community.

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A New Year = a New Chance to Set Sustainability Goals

Have you been thinking about doing more, getting involved, and being more green? Thanks to involved Compete to Conserve members like you, everyone can make small changes every day that add up to create real impact. You don’t have to be an environmentalist or an expert — just someone who cares.

Here are new year’s resolutions you can join in our Challenges section to make a difference in 2009:

Julie New Year’s Resolution: Support the Community where I live (patron local businesses, buy locally made products, invest in organizations promoting what helps my ‘hood, etc.)

Cris New Year’s Resolution: Get involved in my local green organizations. Plant some trees. Clean up some beaches…etc…

Mickipedia New Year’s Resolution: Start composting in 2009.

Read Anne’s 12 week story, “My Urban Compost Odyssey” from her personal challenge separate and Green bin my organic waste in the kitchen

Up for a New Sustainability Competition?

Join our new Competition Challenge yourself to keep 5 sustainability resolutions for 2009!

We invite you to post your “green” resolutions in our new competition and then join new challenges to support your resolutions throughout the new year. With your support and involvement, Compete to Conserve can help even more people reduce, reuse, and recycle in 2009.

Here’s to a healthy, happy, and sustainable new year!