General Manager's Note - April, 2008
General Manager's Note - April, 2008
Written by Traci Rodriguez Thursday, 24 April 2008
As a kid, I loved my dad’s truck. I dreamed of owning my own truck or SUV one day believing bigger is better. However, once I left for college Dad surprised me with my first car: a 4-cylinder with standard transmission. He shared his philosophy with me that big trucks should be used to pull or haul something and that if he had the option - he’d drive an economical car just like mine.
After putting 40,000 miles on my new car in the last year,' Im grateful I listened to Dad and stuck with a 4-cylinder. With gas prices on the rise, energy efficiency is a big part of my life and my budget.
This is our first “green issue” and we discuss the environmental decisions some are making to adopt green practices. Energy-saving lights are turning on for businesses as well as homeowners, as both groups see the benefits of protecting the environment and their pocketbook. In response to the high costs of energy conservation installations/modifications, city incentives are in place to help. Businesses are seeing these short-run costs turn into long-run savings.
In response to Earth Day, Community Impact Newspaper has partnered with American Forests to plant trees and join the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration of the Big Thicket. We are contributing funds to American Forests Global Releaf Program to be used for planting 6,000 new trees in Texas within the next 12 months. In addition, the newsprint we use each month is printed with recycled fibers. Were doing our part to “go green.”
Traci Rodriguez, General Manager
trodriguez@impactnews.com
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