By thinking before clicking, you too can help prevent environmental devastation. You don't have to buy only locally made, hand-knit hemp smocks on the Net to make your online shopping have less of an impact on the planet. Here are a few simple things you can do to be environmentally friendly when you shop with your mouse. Visit Responsible Shopper for more tips. Don't, don't, don't choose overnight delivery.
Air shipping is a massive energy hog, generating five times the fuel emissions as shipping by truck.
Choosing the slower ground-delivery option is probably the single biggest thing you can do to lessen the impact of shopping online. By Katharine Mieszkowski Print story E-mail story View Salon privately with SafeWeb 2. Order three or five books or CDs at a time, instead of one. Wait until your order is complete to have it shipped to you. This cuts down on wasteful packaging and extra deliveries.