Comments aullman has made

  • Incentives versus taxes

    Rather then try to tax carbon emissions, gov't should be providing incentives for employers to cut back on carbon emissions.

    The simplest solution is to provide tax incentives to employers that support remote work programs for employees.  Rather than spend 2 hours a day commuting, workers can work remotely from a Remote Office Center.  ROCs lease individual offices, internet and phone systems to workers from different companies in shared centers located around the city and suburbs.

    The technology already already exists to support remote work initiatives.  All that is needed is a incentives to get the programs moving.

    ROCs are fairly new, but can be found in many cities by searching the internet for "Remote Office Centers" in quotes, or by going to a free web site that lists centers:

    http://www.remoteofficecenters.com
    On Regulation and public investment are more efficient means to reduce GHGs than emissions pricing posted 10 months, 3 weeks ago 12 Responses

  • Paradigm shift could cut down on congestion

    Telecommuting can help some with roadway congestion, however to make a major impact, businesses will need to make a paradigm shift.

    Roadways are jammed up by workers driving back and forth to work every day.  Most of these workers could work remotely, but only a small percentage do.  There are social issues and facility issues which keep a high percentage of workers in their centralized offices.

    Remote Office Centers allow employees to work remotely from an office that is similar to their centralized office.  The only difference is the location.

    Remote Office Centers lease individual offices, internet and phone systems to workers from different companies in shared centers located around the city and suburbs.

    The way to solve congestion and energy issues is to bring the office to the employee, rather than have employees drive to the office every day.  Office can be located anywhere.  If you distribute offices around the suburbs, then congestion problems are solved.

    Remote Office Centers are fairly new, but can be found in many cities by searching the internet for "Remote Office Centers" in quotes or going to a free web site that lists ROCs:

    http://www.remoteofficecenters.comOn Study finds that tolls and parking charges are key to ease traffic posted 11 months, 1 week ago 2 Responses

  • Tax incentives for conservation make more sense

    Rather than taxing carbon emissions, the gov't should be creating tax incentives for conservation programs.

    For example, the gov't should provide incentives to employers who allow workers to telecommute or work from a remote office.  Most office workers can work remotely as long as they have adequate facilities and support from management.

    Many people don't have the adequate facilities at home, but these workers can work in a Remote Office Center near their home.  Remote Office Centers lease individual offices, internet and phone systems to workers from different companies in share centers from locations around the city and suburbs.  

    Carbon taxes just add new costs, but don't do anything to actually solve the problem.  Remote work programs and telecommuting actually save gas, time, roadway expenses and cut out carbon emissions.  Telecommuting solves the problem and actually saves money as opposed to taxing carbon emissions.

    Remote Office Centers are fairly new, but can be found in many cities by searching the internet for "Remote Office Centers" in quotes or going to a free web site that lists ROCs:

    http://www.remoteofficecenters.comOn 'What is a carbon cap and how will it cure our oil addiction?' posted 1 year, 1 month ago 13 Responses

  • Remote work options save fuel

    Any energy plan that does not find a way to cut back on consumption is going to have only a limited impact on the price of oil.  The simplest way to cut back on oil consumption is to implement programs which support remote work environments for office workers around the country (especially in large cities with commuter congestion problems).  In the past, home telecommuting was the only option for working remotely.  

    There are other options these days.  Remote Office Centers lease individual offices, internet and phone systems to workers from multiple companies in shared centers located around the city and in the suburbs.  

    Every worker who is able to work remotely will save on all of the fuel that is normally used to get to work and back each day.  There is a benefit to workers who need to be onsite, since roadways would be less congested and there would be a lower demand for oil, which would cause the price to drop off.

    Working remotely may not sound glamorous or high-tech, but it is hard to argue with the savings.  After all, a car that drives 2 miles a day is going to use less gas than even the most efficient hybrid that has to travel 50 miles a day.
    On More drilling in exchange for comprehensive energy legislation posted 1 year, 3 months ago 24 Responses