Friday, October 12, 2007

Green, Save Paper - You can make a diiference!

Allison Carmen and Lori Campbell have formed a groupcalled "Parents for a Cool New York." The goal is to actswiftly to reduce global warming and make New York a better,safer, cooler place to live, for us and for our kids.

Join in the first annual "Cancel Your Catalogs" Week, Oct. 21-27.FACT: 20 BILLION catalogs are printed in the U.S. every year,almost none of them on recycled paper. The catalogresponse rate is less than 3%. Basically, 8 million tonsof trees go straight to the landfill, with a brief stop at your house.So if the last time you ordered a monogrammed tote fromLL Bean was back in 1986, cancel away!
TAKE ACTION!STOP YOUR CATALOGS, JUNK MAIL AND PLANT10 TREES FOR $15.00. http://www.greendimes.com/Or, do it yourself in three steps:
STOP YOUR CATALOGS: email optout@abacus-direct.com with your name and addressSTOP YOUR JUNK MAIL: https://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing
STOP CREDIT AND INSURANCE SOLICITATIONS: Call 888-567-8688And if you're still receiving catalogs, call the companies yourself.