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I believe in doing what we can to save the environment. I think that sometimes people fail to conserve because the world seems like such a big place and out of one’s control. It’s hard to think that actions of one person can change such a large globe with so many systems involved.

But it’s this kind of thinking that’s destroying the environment. The world is hurt by lots of little people like you and me failing to act responsibly.

Besides, sometimes impossible things aren’t as impossible as we think. When we think that fixing the problem is impossible, failure becomes a surety. So let’s have a little optimism.

And let’s use a little common sense to do our part. It isn’t huge. We don’t need to move next door to Leonardo Di’Caprio in his New York green apartment complex. We just need to make some small but helpful changes. Hopefully those small changes, collectively, will add up to exactly what needs to happen to fix the big problems.

So start by finally switching over to a fax to email account. Don’t print up so many papers. Recycle the newspaper. Change your light bulbs. These things aren’t hard, but on the whole, the whole will be helped by our small actions.

So you know that your company needs to go green. Everyone’s doing it. It’s important. Everyone agrees. So you better get to it.

But in the long list of thing to do for entrepreneurs, especially those who want to actually grow their business during an entire market recession, being environmentally friendly might not be at the top of your list.

So what can you do? Start simple. Pick a few easy things to do in the coming months and go from there. One of the easiest and simple things you can do is really push a paperless office in the coming quarter. Make it a company initiative to use less paper.

You can do this by getting rid of the fax machine and using an email fax service. You can do this by encouraging people to print up less documents, to send more documents electronically, etc. It’s easy.

Once you’ve got that out of the way, you can look into switching some light bulbs to more cost efficient ones. You can even look into some really big things like solar power and new heating systems.

The list of green things to do for your business is endless, but don’t get overwhelmed by the list. Start at the top, move down from there, and watch your company expenses go down. You’ll feel good about doing something positive for the world. It’s worth your time.