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TeleGreen Your Work: Travel Reduction
Stuck in traffic instead of getting work done?
Learn how technology can help you save money, the environment and work more efficiently.
- One 4150-km (2,578-mile) flight emits over 760 lbs of CO2 per person. - Carbon Footprint Calculator
- Leaving your car at home two times a week can cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1600 lbs per year, according to the US EPA .
- Americans spend more than 100 hours a year commuting to work, which is more than the average two weeks of vacation time (80 hours) taken by many workers during a year. - U.S. Census Bureau
Read more Travel Reduction Scary Stats and Travel Reduction Mini Tips about telecommuting and travel.
- Featured event:
- Telegreen Your Organization: Work Remotely - Use newer telecom tools to save money and spare the environment: Learn how to use new, affordable telecomm tools like VoIP, virtual PBX, and VPN
- Featured blog post:
- Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work
- Featured article:
- Unified Communications Options for Nonprofits
- Featured case study:
- Like renting a meeting room, virtually
- Featured product:
- ReadyTalk
- Featured discussion:
- Can Tech Help Ease Volunteers' Pocketbook Shock with Gas Prices?
- Article:
- Go Green with Virtual Meetings and Web Conferencing
- Blog:
- 10 Tips to Reduce Your Travel
- Discussion:
- Getting to know Online Conferencing Tools
- Tool:
- Office Communications Server
- Case study:
- Conferencing virtually: The Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference
- Second Life :
- We participated in the launch of EcoCommons, which provides a network for environmentally-focused nonprofits to promote awareness, community-building and environmental education efforts in the virtual world and beyond.
- Article:
- Unified Communications Options for Nonprofits
- Blog:
- Reduce Travel by Telecommuting
- Discussion:
- Nonprofits and Coworking?
- Tool:
- pcAnywhere
- Case study:
- Staying in Touch with Staff and Colleagues, Virtually
- Recorded Webinar:
- Telegreen Your Organization: Work Remotely - Use newer telecom tools to save money and spare the environment: Learn how to use new, affordable telecomm tools like VoIP, virtual PBX, and VPN
- Article:
- Learning About Technology Online
- Blog:
- Online Training for TeleGreening Your Workplace
- Discussion:
- Anyone Used ReadyTalk?
- Tool:
- e-Skills 360
- Case study:
- MaintainIT's Online Training Tools and Tips
- Article:
- A Few Good Tools for Sharing Files with Distributed Groups
- Blog:
- Reduce Travel with Online Collaboration
- Discussion:
- Checklist (Cool Online Checklist Collaboration Tool)
- Tool:
- Groove
- Case study:
- Using Google Docs Saves Time AND Money!
- Download:
- Pidgin : Multi-platform Instant Messaging
