Pacific Standard July-August 2013 Cover

Telework: One Idea to Hold Down Government Cost

Kenneth Green’s office at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank in Washington, has 12 long-tube fluorescent lights overhead, a computer, a dedicated phone line, a bank of air conditioners and a fan — all just for him, all sitting there (much of it powered on) even when he’s not. Imagine the savings in energy — and money — if none of that were necessary, if Green didn’t even have to burn fuel to get there because, well, he has a lamp and a power outlet at home that work perfectly fine. Green makes this point as an evangelist for telework, a role ... Read More