Happy Earth Day 2009.

I don’t consider myself an “environmental activist” but I do love being outdoors and try to take care of the environment by recycling and purchasing renewable energy. Now I have a new way of helping the environment – fighting spam.

I saw an article from earlier this week from Australia that says each spam message has the same carbon footprint as driving 3 feet in a car. By being more aggressive on my spam filtering and spending less time on spam I can save the environment and my sanity.

Also telling is the amount of time spent on legitimate e-mail. It seems being better at reading and processing e-mail will not only make me more productive but also save the environment.