It was Earth Hour last night, and the organizers estimated that 126 countries and territories, 4,000 municipalities and 100’s of millions of people across the globe took part.   Even the most hardened cynic would have to admit that each of us in our small way can help create a better planet and a better living environment for our fragile species.

Here at The Good Planet Company, we opened our February electricity bill yesterday… always something we do with trepidation … and were happy to see that our own efforts at saving energy are paying off.   By removing some light fixtures, reducing our heating and cooling, keeping our computers and other business equipment turned off when not in use, we have cut  electricity usage by 38% compared with February 2009!

Our challenge for 2010 is to gradually begin replacing our CFL light fixtures with LED’s and to find a dozen other ways to move our business through carbon neutral, and towards carbon negative!

Kudo’s to The Good Planet Company’s staff for always doing their part to ensure that EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY and EVERY HOUR IS EARTH HOUR!

We invited Eric Beamish, the supplier of our All Seasons Indoor “Bokashi” Composters, to drop by The Good Planet Company this afternoon, to answer customer questions and help spread the word about this amazingly effective and efficient composting system.

Whether you live in a big house with a big back yard, or a small apartment without so much as a balcony, this is an ideal and speedy way to turn your food waste into a high quality growing medium to keep your plants happy, and divert food waste from the landfill.   Available year-round at The Good Planet Company.

Click here to watch Eric’s short video presentation:  All Seasons Indoor Composter