Community Beat

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Each year, April 22nd, or "Earth Day" marks what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement, on this day in 1970. The nation was coming out of the turbulent 60s, and as a whole starting to become more and more aware of our impact on the environment, and how to be "green," or more environmentally conscious.

It was when the question "Are you green?" no longer referred to our favorite amphibian friend on children's programming or whether or not you have leprechaun lineage. It meant "Do you care about the environment?"

After my several years of recycling our household trash and volunteering at recycling events at my daughter's school and brownie troop, and even using reusable cloth diapers for my second child, it feels good to be associated with a company like Verizon that is environmentally conscious.

Did you know that:

• Verizon offers many online billing solutions, including paperless billing.
•  Verizon has nearly 2,000 hybrid & alternative fuel vehicles.
• Verizon Wireless has 85 Energy-Star certified stores.
•  You can recycle a no-longer-used wireless device with Verizon’s 'Trade-In Program.'
•  Verizon buildings are monitored & managed in real time to reduce energy usage. 

Here are some other ways Verizon has gone green:

Check out Verizon’s 10 tips for Conserving Energy and Helping to Protect the Environment. Tips include considering alternative fuel vehicles, using environmentally friendly products, teleworking tips, tips on saving energy, as well as information on Verizon’s Verizon Wireless' Trade-In Program, and HopeLine® from Verizon.

Chief Sustainability Officer/V.P. of Services Operations Jim Gowen wrote a great post at the ThinkForward blog about telework. More and more business are utilizing telework, and the thinking has really shifted. Numerous studies have shown that besides the work/life balance and commuting savings, employees who work from home are overall happier and even more efficient.

John Columbus offers Earth Day and Going Green tips at the ThinkFoward blog as well, including tips on going paperless, using ebilling, cutting down on shipping and even planting trees.

Verizon provides resources for parents and teachers at Thinkfinity.

Since it is Earth Day, we thought it would be nice to "call out the green" in our community, and see what we're all doing not just today, but every day to be more "green."

So what are you doing to be more green and environmentally-friendly?

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Commercials commercials commercials....I was watching the hallmark channel and each commercial break there were 15 commercials in a row and when you click through the channels its commercial commercial commercial.....why not have one channel with all commercials so the people that love commercials can view it 24/7..As a paying customer in good standards I do not want to see so many commercials. I want to see the programs and if I decide I need a break I can put it on pause..Please stop all the commercials its driving me CrAzy.....Thanks

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@kwelbreeze - thanks for your comment. While I do appreciate your sentiments, it's doubtful that commercial will go away. I think our viewing costs would be much, much higher without advertising paying for a good piece of it. But I'm sure you knew that.