USPS unveils green newsroom
USPS has unveiled its green newsroom on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day – a portal for all its environmental information. Content includes photos of its energy-saving vehicles and facilities, green products and services, and a time-lapse video of the construction of New York’s largest green roof.
“At the Postal Service’s green newsroom, every day is Earth Day,” said Sam Pulcrano, vice president, Sustainability. “Our history of environmental efforts goes back more than 100 years and Earth Day is a perfect opportunity to tell Americans about the Postal Service’s planet-friendly initiatives.”
According to Pulcrano, the USPS green newsroom answers key green questions including:
- How big is the Postal Service’s carbon footprint?
- How is the Postal Service decreasing its carbon emissions?
- How many hundreds of millions of dollars in energy costs has the Postal Service saved since 2007?
- How many hundreds of thousands of tons of waste did the Postal Service recycle in 2008? (Hint – enough to fill America’s tallest building.)
- How expired or unwanted pharmaceuticals are safely discarded with the Postal Service’s help without harming the environment?
Visitors to the green newsroom can learn about the Postal Service’s first test of electric vehicles in 1899, when it found that mail could be delivered in less than half the time taken by horse-drawn wagons. They also can find out how many billions of miles were traveled last year to deliver America’s mail, and how many millions of gallons of alternative fuel were purchased by the Postal Service in 2009.
