Walk or Bike: Walking or riding your bike to work or play allows you to reduce your carbon footprint, save you money on gas, is great exercise and you may be lucky enough to spot interesting wildlife on the way.  It's the green way to get where you want to go.

Car pool: Carpooling to work can reduce your green house gas emissions and save money on gas and wear and tear on your car.  However, carpooling isn't just for work.  Consider carpooling to the Farmer's Market, festivals or grocery store on the weekend and have a fun green outing with friends.  Car pooling to the grocery store also allows you and your friends to make bulk purchases and split the costs to save even more money.

Telecommute:  If you are in a position to telecommute, or work from home, you can reduce driving aggravation, increase productivity and reduce your carbon footprint by not driving every day.  Talk to you management about the possibility as it will also save them overhead costs.

According to the US Census Bureau press release on June 25, 2009, (Website:  http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/employment_occupations/013883.html )

• The United States added nearly 1 million nonemployer businesses between 2006 and 2007, bringing the total to 21.7 million, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today." (home based and entrepreneurial businesses)
• Total receipts for nonemployer businesses were $992 billion in 2007, up from $970 billion in 2006, a 2.2 percent increase. Of the total nonemployer businesses, 19.1 million were sole proprietorships, 1.4 million were corporations and 1.2 million were partnerships.
• Most nonemployers are self-employed individuals operating very small unincorporated businesses, which may or may not be the owner’s principal source of income. Classified in nearly 300 industries, data is available for the nation, states, counties and metropolitan areas.

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