We were excited to get the news this week that Goose has been selected as a finalist in the California Clean Tech Open in the transportation category. Check the Clean Tech Open site to learn more and to see a complete list of selected companies.
Blog
July 2008
In the “no commute at all” category, the New York Times has a good high-level survey of teleconferencing technology today. Predictably, the cost of high-end systems from Cisco and HP is dropping quickly and lower cost solutions like WebEx are becoming ubiquitous. The article quotes a customer service trainer at Subaru who estimates she now reaches 2,500 people every six months instead of 220 at a cost of $.75 per person instead of $300.
It’s a bit facetious to state, but ‘not going’ is by far the cheapest form of transportation and it’s an increasingly valid choice for a lot of business travel, whether by air or road.
As employee commuting programs have begun to gain the attention of business leaders and others concerned with environmental sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions, a few companies rise above the pack for their programs.
Genentech's gRide program has been cited as a best-in-class program by organizations such as the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, ACTERA, and the International Associating of Business Communications. We at Goose Networks wish to congratulate our partners at Genentech for their leadership in addressing transportation as an important part of corporate social responsibility.
It’s a rough time to be an SUV. If news articles about plummeting sales and resa
le values aren’t enough, the rental car market is piling on. On a recent day trip to San Francisco the cheapest rental car I could find was a full-size SUV. The guy at the counter said they couldn’t get people to take them without a material (i.e. irrational) discount to their economy cars.
I drove 90 miles and estimate I spent $10 more on gas and $25 less for the rental. And I still felt guilty all day... So much for Homo economicus.