UPS Leads the Way in Green Delivery

When you think of the delivery business, green is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. The delivery truck drivers drive around all day and when they aren’t on the move, they may sit idle at times. The greenhouse gas emissions have to be awful. But, United Parcel Service (UPS) is trying to lead the way to a greener way of delivering. UPS recently added 200 new hybrid-electric delivery trucks to its fleet. The company already had 50 of these trucks in place. You are probably thinking that 250 trucks aren’t much, especially considering the company has 90,000 … Continue reading

The Sierra Club

Today, I went to an Eco Expo in our town (Memphis). It wasn’t quite as big as I had hoped, but it was nice and there were a lot of great vendors there. One of the ones I found was the Sierra Club. I had always heard about the Sierra Club but really had no idea who they were, so I grabbed some of their literature. If you think people having been concerned about conserving nature for a while now, you are wrong. The Sierra Club has been around since 1892. Its mission is “to explore, enjoy, and protect the … Continue reading