I find it very interesting that T. Boone Pickens, an oil man, is promoting alternate energy sources. I am sure there is a hidden profit motive, like drilling for and selling natural gas, but I will have to admit that he makes some very valid points. The PickensPlan can be seen at his site located at http://pickensplan.com/. Some of Mr. Pickens points include the fact that in 1970 we imported 24% of our oil, but today that figure is 70% and growing! He also points out that our use of oil amounts to $700 billion dollars leaving our country this year alone. That's four times the annual cost of the Iraq war. This is a huge loss of wealth and we contribute to this problem every time we ship something!
In making his argument for change, Mr. Pickens offers some interesting ideas that we think can even be applied to parcel shipping. As you promote your products and ship parcels every day, you can help by directing customers to make the right choice. For example, promoting ground shipping over air shipping decreases our use of foreign oil.
Choosing carriers and services within your chosen carrier’s portfolio of offerings can also make a difference in how much oil you use to ship your parcels. Many carriers have already started to make changes. For example UPS has announced the deployment of 167 compressed natural gas trucks which supports Mr. Pickens plan. And USPS is moving to E85, biofuels and fuel cell vehicles for their delivery vehicles, all of which decreases our dependence on foreign oil.
These are great beginnings but as a parcel shipper you need to fully think about and offer shipping methods that truly help us stop the drain on US wealth by the use of foreign oil, even when shipping domestically. Some solutions will help. Others solutions like E85 and biofuel have caused other issues that you need to take into consideration.
If you would like to learn more about this subject so you can do your part, I recommend you visit the sites below:
PickensPlan
http://pickensplan.com/
UPS
http://www.community.ups.com/environment/main.html
FedEx
http://about.fedex.designcdt.com/corporate_responsibility/the_environment
USPS
http://www.usps.com/green/eco.htm
EPA SmartWay
http://www.epa.gov/smartway/
GreenBiz.com
http://www.greenbiz.com/
Treehugger.com
http://www.treehugger.com/
In making his argument for change, Mr. Pickens offers some interesting ideas that we think can even be applied to parcel shipping. As you promote your products and ship parcels every day, you can help by directing customers to make the right choice. For example, promoting ground shipping over air shipping decreases our use of foreign oil.
Choosing carriers and services within your chosen carrier’s portfolio of offerings can also make a difference in how much oil you use to ship your parcels. Many carriers have already started to make changes. For example UPS has announced the deployment of 167 compressed natural gas trucks which supports Mr. Pickens plan. And USPS is moving to E85, biofuels and fuel cell vehicles for their delivery vehicles, all of which decreases our dependence on foreign oil.
These are great beginnings but as a parcel shipper you need to fully think about and offer shipping methods that truly help us stop the drain on US wealth by the use of foreign oil, even when shipping domestically. Some solutions will help. Others solutions like E85 and biofuel have caused other issues that you need to take into consideration.
If you would like to learn more about this subject so you can do your part, I recommend you visit the sites below:
PickensPlan
http://pickensplan.com/
UPS
http://www.community.ups.com/environment/main.html
FedEx
http://about.fedex.designcdt.com/corporate_responsibility/the_environment
USPS
http://www.usps.com/green/eco.htm
EPA SmartWay
http://www.epa.gov/smartway/
GreenBiz.com
http://www.greenbiz.com/
Treehugger.com
http://www.treehugger.com/
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