Fun facts to have on hand
After graduation are you
• Thinking of moving to another state and saving some money?
• Wanting to purchase books that are not required for a course?
• Going fishing somewhere in the Great Lakes?
• Possibly taking some steps to become more “green� in your life?
If so, you may want to consider the following fun facts courtesy of the Sierra Club.
The Bank of America has begun handing out checks of $3,000 to employees in Boston, Los Angeles, and Charlotte, North Carolina who buy a hybrid car. In doing so, the company joins other go-green companies such as Timberland ($3,000 per hybrid driving employees) and Google ($5,000 to employees when they buy any vehicle that gets 45 miles or more to the gallon).
Random House (largest publishing company in the U.S.) has announced that by 2010, 30 percent of the paper in its books will be recycled. The company controls 13 percent of the adult trade book market. Yippee for the trees!
Michigan has taken matters into its own hands and has set new rules that will cut mercury emissions from coal fired powered plants by 90 percent by the year 2015. Illinois and Minnesota are among other states that plan to take similar action. Go ahead – plan a future fishing trip for Lake Michigan. You can eat what you catch without worrying about losing brain cells!