Boston Changed the Margins!

Here is the text of the letter we rec'd today after our exposure on wbur
Dear Ms. Dooley-

I am writing to let you know that after Mayor Menino and I received the letters from your students encouraging us to change the margins and use less paper, the City of Boston has in fact begun an effort to change default margins at city buildings. Thanks to Bill Oates, our CIO (and Watertown native) all computers at Boston City Hall were reset in early May. Together we are helping save paper, increase environmental awareness and Green Boston!

Please thank all of your students for their tireless advocacy. Their efforts are making a big difference in the City of Boston and around the world. Keep up the good work.

-Jim Hunt
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James W. Hunt, III
Chief of Environmental and Energy Services
City of Boston
One City Hall Plaza, Room 603
Boston, MA 02201
(617)635-3425, f. (617)635-3496
james.hunt@cityofboston.gov

-----Original Message-----
From: Hunt, James
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:26 AM
To: Oates, Bill
Subject: Change-margins

Bill-

Remember that in life it's often the little things that can make a big difference. Here's a small home cooked idea from school kids (I'll send up a copy of a sample the letter) about changing default margins in Microsoft word. By changing margins from 1.25 inches to .75 we increase available space per page by nearly 20%, improve the environment and reduce paper costs and taxpayer dollars.
Let's see if we can do this.
Thanks,
-Jim