[HCoop-Discuss] EnvironmentalPolicy

[Michael Olson]

Nathan Kennedy <ntk at hcoop.net> writes:

> First, there is the Rochedale Principle of social responsibility and
> the basic moral principle of cleaning up after ourself.  Hosting is a
> fairly clean business; the two biggest environmental costs are
> hardware disposal and dirty electricity generation.
>
>  From a less altruistic perspective, the tiny cost of going totally
> green presents a great marketing opportunity.  We can use green-e and
> NativeEnergy tags, join the EPA Green Energy Partnership, be listed in
> green business directories, and just generally attract interest as not
> only a unique cooperative providing great service at great value, but
> wind-powered too.

These are both fairly compelling reasons, and the cost isn't
prohibitively high, so I support this.

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