Green Tip #38: One Space or Two?

Conservation is an interesting thing. The way I see it, there are two basic approaches to conservation. The first way to conserve electricity, water, gas, plastics, chocolate, etc. is to switch to a different method of using the said resource that uses less of it. For example, if you want to use less electricity, switch to LED or CFL light bulbs. Or, if you want to use less chocolate, make chocolate chip cookies instead of chocolate cookies. You can still get what you want, just with less resource investment.

The other way to conserve is to simply cut out the amount you use by changing your habits. For example, if you want to cut down on electricity, you can put a timer on your lights to turn them off at night. Or, if you want to conserve chocolate, you can make sugar cookies instead of chocolate chip cookies. Ideally, you'd want a combination of the two kinds to maximize your conservation efforts.

That brings me to my green tip for today. One of the things that has been sort of ambiguous about computers and typing is whether to use one space or two after a sentence. Well, Green Tip #38 is that you should always only use one. The simple logic of it is that you will be hitting your space key just a little bit less that way. And that means your keyboard will last just a little bit longer. That means that you'll be less likely to replace your laptop or computer as often and keep that waste out of landfills. So do the right thing for the environment, and always make sure to use only one space whenever you end a sentence.