November 20
Want to save the planet? Stay home.
Taken from usatoday.com:
Companies large and small tout their green initiatives. But they’ve left a big one on the table.
As someone who has worked from home for years (I’m writing this in my bedroom), I know that cellphones and laptops make commutes optional. Now that I have a baby, I’m an even bigger fan of this flexibility. Indeed, many companies that offer telecommuting treat it as a work-life balance perk to retain young parents.
But society as a whole benefits as much as my kid from my decision. By working primarily at home for the past five years (approximately 1,000 days), not only have I saved myself the more than 800 hours I would have spent on the road if I had an average commute, I’ve saved 1,500 gallons of gas and approximately 13 metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere.
