Green Holidays
‘Twas the night before the holidays
and all through the house
packages were piled ready to send to cousin Klaus.
The contents inside
were wrapped with care,
in hopes that they would bring smiles
to relatives in O’Claire.
With glaciers melting
and the thermometer in the red,
The idea of a Green holiday was in everyone’s head;
As mamma wrapped the last teddy,
I with a voice so steady
called FedEx and to say “the pickup was ready.”
When out of thin air mamma began to banter,
“But wait, shipping is 10% of that
climate change matter!”
I stopped with alarm
and headed for the computer in a dash;
A quick Google search and I found
GreenShipping in a flash.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear
but a way to offset the emissions and a map to watch my packages draw near.
Creating an account was easy and quick,
then all I needed to do was enter my tracking numbers and click.
The packages were followed
while on trucks and on planes,
Once delivered we could see their
carbon footprint in frame.
“How easy, how accurate!”
our hearts were filled with mirth
As we offset our Carbon and did something good for the earth.
With our work done, we cheered with excite,
“GreenShipping for all and for all a Good Night”
and all through the house
packages were piled ready to send to cousin Klaus.
The contents inside
were wrapped with care,
in hopes that they would bring smiles
to relatives in O’Claire.
With glaciers melting
and the thermometer in the red,
The idea of a Green holiday was in everyone’s head;
As mamma wrapped the last teddy,
I with a voice so steady
called FedEx and to say “the pickup was ready.”
When out of thin air mamma began to banter,
“But wait, shipping is 10% of that
climate change matter!”
I stopped with alarm
and headed for the computer in a dash;
A quick Google search and I found
GreenShipping in a flash.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear
but a way to offset the emissions and a map to watch my packages draw near.
Creating an account was easy and quick,
then all I needed to do was enter my tracking numbers and click.
The packages were followed
while on trucks and on planes,
Once delivered we could see their
carbon footprint in frame.
“How easy, how accurate!”
our hearts were filled with mirth
As we offset our Carbon and did something good for the earth.
With our work done, we cheered with excite,
“GreenShipping for all and for all a Good Night”
A “Green Holiday” is the goal of many people who will ship packages to loved ones this year. So along with the socks made from bamboo, recycling a cardboard box, and using newspaper instead of wrapping paper, remember that shipping can also be a great way to Green your holiday.
December 15th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I love what you guys are doing on this site. It amazes me how little effort some people put into thinking about a sustainable future and it brightens my day to see all the effort you folks are doing to raise the green profile! Keep up the good work.
December 22nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I enjoyed the green holiday message! Thank you for keeping up with green shipping efforts. It is very helpful to see how companies are making such a great impact on the environment.
Happy Holidays from States Logistics!
January 6th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Thanks all for reading!!!! Have a great day!