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World Usability Day 2009: Designing for a Sustainable World
- 1. Austin UPA presents World Usability Day 2009 Usability Professionals’ Association Promoting usability concepts & techniques worldwide Designing for a Sustainable World When: November 12 Event Location: Tonic Coffee Bar & Lounge, the Artisan Apartments, 8701 West Palmer Lane Time: 6:30pm to 9pm Contact: http://austinupa.ning.com /
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- According to a 2007 report from the U.S. Consumer Electronics Association, 3.9 million people in the United States worked from home at least one day a week. By avoiding an average 22-mile commute to work, the practice saved about 840 million gallons of gasoline—the equivalent of removing 2 million cars for a year. If 53 million U.S. citizens took up telecommuting, which the report indicated was entirely feasible, the annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions would be roughly the same as removing 27 million vehicles. From a different perspective, a million workers at home (even with a slight at-home power increase) can save 927,369 tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to Work Wise UK/RAC Foundation. With carbon dioxide being one of the primary greenhouse gases targeted by the Kyoto Protocol and recent legislation, the potential of telecommuting as a green strategy takes on new importance. References T. Samson, “In Defense of Telecommuting,” InfoWorld , Apr. 2, 2009; http://www. infoworld.com/d/green-it/in-defense-telecommuting-998. Source of above info: http://www.noblis.org/NewsPublications/Publications/TechnicalPublications/SigmaJournal/Documents/Sigma_GFE_Modern_Telecommuting.pdf