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Going Green at Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Save power – replace the old incandescent light bulbs with the new CFLs; replace halogens with the new LEDs; turn the lights of after hours; turn off the lights in seldom used rooms such as store rooms; turn off the air conditioning after hours. For a publicly listed company, the expectation of the shareholders is a prime concern.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. His answer, which she relayed with some derision to us, was ‘Everybody needs to spend and keep spending!’ personal saving rate bottomed out at around 1% in the third quarter of 2005. percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8