Bummer – And I thought that since I was working at home, I was saving the world.
OK, maybe not the world, but at least some CO2.
Today I read an article on treehugger.com called:
Working from Home May Produce More CO2 than Going to Office
In this article, Lloyd Alter notes a new report done in Britain, which “suggests that while home workers can save carbon emissions by not commuting, the extra heating and power they use during the winter months can outweigh the benefits.”
He goes on to point out that, unlike in Britain, North Americans tend to heat our homes the same whether we are there or not.
Hmmm?
QUESTION: Is he suggesting home offices in North America are OK, because we’d have been heating our homes anyway? Or is he suggesting that this continent needs to readjust our lifestyles? I’ll leave that up to you to discuss…
