News
Report touts benefits of telecommuting. Workers save gas, reduce carbon emissions
September 20, 2007 /
Telecommuting saves 840 million gallons of gas a year, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by nearly 14 million metric tons, a study released Wednesday found.
The study, done by Tiax of Cambridge, Mass., for the Consumer Electronics Association, studied the impact of telecommuting and electronic commerce on greenhouse-gas emissions. There are an estimated 3.9 million telecommuters in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Residential Energy Consumption Survey.
By Matt Nauman
Mercury News
Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_6945567?nclick_check=1
MATR Supporters (view all)
Posted in: Rural Communities
Sorry, we couldn't find any posts. Please try a different search.