Green teams: employees use peer pressure, creative ideas to help the environment
| October 12, 2008 |  View for printing |
Yahoo and LJ Engineering & Manufacturing couldn't be more different. One is a global Internet giant; the other a small machine shop in Santa Clara.
Yet both reflect a growing trend in Silicon Valley: On their own, employees at each company have formed green teams. These groups of volunteers gather to push their peers and employers to become more environmentally aware. They encourage recycling; advocate for carpooling, mass transit and bikes; and generally seek to cut carbon emissions. Sixty green teams exist locally, and more are forming, according to Sustainable Silicon Valley, a local environmental collaborative.
By Matt Nauman
Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_10681845 
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