Sep 04 2009
UPS is working for green
The United Postal Service is known best for their “brown” trucks with the “yellow” UPS lettering on the side. We have all seen them and some might have even gotten a package or two from them at one time. The benefit of getting a package sent through UPS or even the United States Postal Service, snailmail as some call it, is not only easy but now it also helps the environment in a BIG way!
UPS has gone green in more ways then one. The company is now operating 50 hybrid electric trucks that will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 452 metric tons annually. They are also testing a hydraulic hybrid estimated to have 70 percent better fuel economy. Phoenix, as well as California, have already seen the truck-change and more cities and states will follow in the future.
The U.S. Postal Service, which operates the largest alternative-fuel fleet in the nation, recently unveiled a new delivery truck that conserves fuel by 30 to 50 percent.
Anymore most people send mail and correspondence through email or text-messaging, with the new trucks and their earth-friendly changes, more and more of the public may just change to sending mail the good ole’ fashion way. Because, quite frankly, it is difficult to send a birthday card with $20 dollars in it through texting.;)
*Going Green Tip: Lotions and cremes that are out on the market today not only leave a baby’s skin feeling unsatisified, they are also chalked-full of harsh chemicals and ingredients that are horrible for your child’s body. If your child have sensitive skin like mine does, there is three products that score an A+ on my mommy scale. They are great, long-lasting products. And they don’t have harsh ingredients that dry out my son’s skin. Little Twig Bodymilk with lavender , lemon, and tea tree ($15) ; Avalon Organics Baby Gentle Tear-Free Shampoo and Body Wash ($10) ; Welda Baby Calendual Cream ($10) . It is a great practice to get into, teaching children at a young age, what products are better for the environment and their body’s and what products we could all do without.
