Gilroy Councilman Craig Gartman is proposing a 4-day 10-hour workweek for the city to save the city money, save employees money on gas, and reduce pollution.

The city of Gilroy could save up to 25 percent in energy costs, customer service would be open longer hours, and city employees not commuting an extra day would help reduce emissions.

Many cities across the country, as well as the entire state of Utah have adopted the non-traditional workweek from taking every Friday off to taking every other Friday off.

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Another Bay Area media outlet in the news is NBC11, but thankfully the news is more of a positive nature.
NBC11 has become the first U.S. TV station to run on wind power.

“EcoLogic” is the name of their new campaign and the wind power effort is only one of many ways they’re looking to become a green station. Back in January they began by simply encouraging their employees to do some of the most simplest energy-saving tasks; turning off lights and equipment not in use.

“After two consecutive months of reduced electricity usage, NBC11 invested in Renewable Energy Certificates to offset the electricity used by the station’s San Jose studios and to help fund wind energy providers.”

This won’t be the last time we hear about EcoLogic. NBC11 plans to air themed stories throughout the next couple of months that will “show analyses of the station’s use of energy and water, its recycling programs, employee commute patterns, landscaping practices and more.”

While this may not effect us on a personal level (say unless you’re paying the bills at NBC11) it is a nice way to point out there are simple things individuals and businesses can do to contribute to saving a bit of energy and/or cut down on your carbon footprint.