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Is E-Mail Really Greener than Snail Mail?

Ginny Figlar Colón by Ginny Figlar Colón | August 21st, 2009 | Comments (2)
topic: Green Living | tags: e-mail, eco-friendly mail, green mail, online, snail mail, sustainability, sustainable communication

mailbox-croppedSometimes what seems like the clear eco-winner or loser really isn’t.

My husband just earned a master’s in industrial environmental management and is “pounding the internet” for a green job. The vast majority of jobs are posted online and applied for online. Even the setting up of the interview is usually done online. So we were surprised when, after a completely online application process, one company sent its “thanks, but no thanks” response via snail mail.

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