National Day of Unplugging promotes rest, conservation
Jennifer Grayson writes on the “The Red, White, and Green, ” environmental blog, that a forced respite from her Blackberry has been bliss:
“Thanks to a technical issue that the geniuses over at Sprint can’t seem to figure out, I haven’t been able to receive emails on my BlackBerry for the past two days. For some, this would inspire a state of panic, but for me it’s been sheer bliss. You may be surprised to hear this, considering I author this blog and am fairly active on Twitter, but I’m actually a bit of a Luddite. I long for the days when we weren’t accessible at every moment, when face-to-face conversations weren’t constantly being interrupted by an incoming text, when we could just focus on the task at hand and the trees around us and not have to feel so darn preoccupied all the time.
“…The principles of the Manifesto are pretty close to the prescript for a green life. Among them: nurture your health, connect with loved ones, get outside, avoid commerce, and give back. And let’s not forget the actual environmental impact that a day of technology rest could have on the planet, since information and communication technology contributes to two percent of global CO2 emissions — that’s as much as the aviation industry.”
Read the entire piece here.