Modern Image - Going Green!

Modern Image now powers its office and scanners with 100% renewable energy!

Its a green world afterall

Modern Image is committed deeply to preserving and improving the condition of our planet. We can't sit idle while our planet becomes inhospitable for human habitation. Here's what we are doing:

Green Delivery! We have a 2-pronged strategy that includes paper pick-up with the fuel-efficient Honda Element instead of low-mileage vans and trucks. Our most recent innovation is Green Delivery, that is, when it is feasible to deliver on a bike, we do it. This typically includes delivery of CD/DVD with our clients data. We may be a little sweaty when we show up, but we will have burned zero fossil fuels and emitted zero carbon. We can deliver hundreds of thousands of pages on disk with a single Green Delivery!
Encouraging all of our clients to shred and recycle their paper documents.
Turning off equipment when not in use. Scanners and computers consume electricity when not in use.
Turning off lights when not in use. Sounds simple, right. That is because it is simple. Just do it.
Adding energy efficient light bulbs.

Modern Image is going green!

Do the planet a favor today, plant a new tree!

Green Links

Travel/Commuting

Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) - promoting bicycling for fun, fitness, and affordable transportation; advocating for better bicycling conditions and transportation choices for a healthier environment.

Telework Virginia! - Find out how you can get up to $35,000 to start or expand your telework program.

Zipcar - car sharing with fleets of fuel efficient vehicles, making it easy for people to live without their own car. Zipcar integrates public transportation and the automobile.

Vehicle Efficiency Ratings from Consumer Reports

Energy

Revision Energy - Designs and installs renewable and efficient energy systems for both home and office.

Government

Energy Savers - The US Government's information to help you save energy in your home, business, vehicle, or industrial plant.

EPA Green resources - great links to everything green!

Department of Energy Energy Savers - Great tips to help you save money.

Household/Office

TED The Energy Detective - reduce home energy consumption by 10-20%.

Eartheasy - Compact Fluorescent Lights and Light Emitting Diodes, as well as many other ideas for environmentally sustainable living.

Press Display - As we looked at the weekly pile of newspapers waiting for recycling, it occurred to us that the simple act of receiving a newspaper was in itself very wasteful. Press Display is a full representation of several hundred different newspapers, including the Washington, Baltimore, and Richmond local papers. This has already saved a good 40 foot pile of newspaper!