Pressured by board members to set a good example during ‘Green Week’, Jack is faced with finding a way to cut energy consumption. I guess this is what people are referring to when they say don’t believe everything you hear on TV.

Check out this hilarious clip from the hit NBC show 30 Rock:

The time of the year when we celebrate the planet (not that we don’t celebrate it daily), Earth Week, is coming upon us. This is a week when we show our appreciation for all that Earth provides to human society, including basic resources like freshwater, wood, food, and fresh air. It is a time when we look back at how much we have done to protect the environment, from improving air and water quality to addressing the ozone layer; but it is also a time when we look forward to the future and think about what we need to do as a society to tackle big issues facing the planet, including global warming, freshwater scarcity and pollution, deforestation, and many other local, regional, and global issues.

Green Irene wants to celebrate Earth Week by helping YOU go green for Earth Day. If there was a time of the year to decide to take specific steps to Go GREEN, Earth Week is that time. Not only would you do it to show your commitment to Planet Earth, but also because in tough times like these it makes perfect sense to go green because it saves money too. Green Irene is here to help you Go GREEN right away!

Our national network of trained Eco-Consultants is ready to deliver services and products to you that will help you reduce your energy and water use, slash carbon dioxide emissions, eliminate toxic substances in your home or office, engage in greener purchasing, cut waste, and much more! To get started, find a Local Eco-Consultant near you who you can get in touch with. Consider scheduling an appointment for a Green Home or Office Makeover to take advantage of a visit by a trained and knowledgeable Eco-Consultant who will give you clear, implementable recommendations to get you started on your greening process. They will also recommend quality Green Irene products that you can use to Go Green immediately.

Let’s celebrate this Earth Day by going green. Green Irene is committed to helping every home and office go green. Our goal is to green the planet, one home or office at a time. So, why wait any longer? Schedule an appointment today and get going!

There are many reasons why we need to move to a greener world as a society. In his most recent book titled Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Lester R. Brown not only outlines the facts about increasing consumption and degradation of natural resources, including its consequences, but also lays out a plan for reversing escalating negative trends. The problems described below conform a strong reason why homes and small businesses should do as much as they can to reduce their footprint regardless of the economic benefits they may accrue by doing so. An easy way to take quick action is to sign up with Green Irene for a Green Home Makeover or a Green Office Makeover, services that will help you take specific steps to reduce your footprint, in many cases while saving money.

A Civilization in TroubleThe world is currently facing a backlog of unresolved and sometimes worsening social and environmental problems. These include:

• Rapid population growth, which threatens to increase consumption rates and therefore resource degradation;
• Falling water tables and drying rivers, leading to a global freshwater crisis that will just get worse with climate change;
• Shrinking forests, which not only reduces what’s available for future use, but also affects biodiversity and its impact on human systems;
• Eroding soils and increasing deserts, which are leading to the loss of agricultural land and putting pressure on food prices globally;
• Collapsing species stocks, especially fisheries and species of great value to ecosystem stability. In turn, this leads to deterioration of ecosystem services, including water filtration, climate regulation, food provision, flood control, and materials provision; and
• Climate change, which not only threatens to force species to extinction, but also harm human civilization in significant ways, such as by flooding major coastal cities, impacting agricultural output, spreading infectious diseases, and increasing storm-related damage.

The Way Forward

The only way to avert these and many other problems our own activities are causing, we need to take decisive action ourselves. We need the government to shape the path towards a greener future, but we also need to make changes ourselves to reduce our footprint on the planet. That’s where Green Irene comes in.

Green Irene is ready to help American homes and businesses go green. Our trained eco-consultants are equipped to provide you with the necessary information and guidance to implement specific measures in your home and/or business to go green while saving money. Going GREEN is no longer about just reducing your footprint for the sake of future generations; it’s also about saving money now!

Green Irene also has a full support team that is ready to answer any questions you may have. We do the necessary research for you to implement changes to go green and provide clients access to our comprehensive online greenbase, Ask Green Irene. The time could not be better to take action. Going green today is responsible and strategic as it will help you save money in these difficult times. So, don’t wait any longer, go green today with Green Irene!

When your local Green Irene performs a Green Office Makeover at your home, you automatically receive a 3-month membership to Ask Green Irene, an online knowledge base where you can find answers to questions and ask new questions. The service is ideal to helping you find more information about changes you want to make in your home to make it greener.

Ask Green Irene is your gateway to green knowledge. You can also find out answers to your questions by asking the Green Irene Research Team, which will provide you reliable answers as quickly as possible. You don’t have to waste time researching new ideas and innovations any more. Green Irene will take care of all of that. All you have to do is Ask Green Irene!

To find out more about the service, ask your local Green Irene. We can help you and your family along your path to a greener, healthier, more sustainable lifestyle. If you join us, together we’ll be Greening Our World, One Office at a Time!

With green becoming mainstream in the operations of thousands of businesses, you may be wondering what else you can do to further green up. Most offices tend to organize regular events for various reasons. Ever thought your event had a significant environmental impact? Have you ever considered not only greening your event, but cutting event costs at the same time as you green up? You don’t have to think too much any longer; we’re here to help.

Green Irene offers a Green Office Event Checklist. The Checklist allows you to identify aspects of your office’s event that have a significant environmental impact based on categories, such as choosing a venue accessible by public transportation, sending e-mail invitations, and using reusable silverware, and then prepare for them in advance by following the specific recommendations for those items you identify.

Whether your event is in your office or in a large venue, you can identify specific targets for which you can prepare in advance to help you achieve real measurable results. The Checklist provides recommendations to help you reduce energy use and carbon emissions, cut on waste and save resources, and educate your guests, all while reducing your overall costs.

Green Irene believes that greening your event is not just responsible, but also saves you money by eliminating unnecessary costs and sets you apart as a green leader. To find more about the Green Office Event Checklist, ask your Local Green Irene Eco-Consultant.