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Maria Cahill gratefully accepting her B enefit Company certificate from Oregon Secretary of State, Kate Brown |
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I'll ride my bike first if I can (sometimes I will deem it unsafe), then take public transportation or some combination of those, then I'll try to carpool. After that, I'll drive. I'll fly if I absolutely must (like going to Hawaii) or will try to combine trips with visits to friends and family back East. The walking trips are generally local trips, but I might choose to walk while away on a business trip, too.
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I faithfully turn everything off if I'm going to be away from my desk for more than an hour. I have a lovely daylit office space with compact flourescents for the winter. My computers are set to go to sleep after a few minutes of inactivity. I buy 100% green power.
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I'm as paperless as possible, including billing and marketing. When I need to print something out, even my business cards, it's on salvaged paper from SCRAP or another office somewhere. When I need to mail something, I salvage the envelopes out of my junk mail and put stickers over them. On the rare occasion I feel it's necessary to print something on clean paper, I print double-sided and on minimum 30% recycled paper.
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Green Girl has been recognized by the City of Portland's Office of Sustainable Development as recipient of the RecycleWorks award. |
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I'm dedicated to the health of our community and volunteer regularly for non-profits. See my Community Involvement page to see what I'm up to. |
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When purchasing goods and services, I try to buy local and from minority businesses as certified by the Office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Businesses. |