RSNA and Carbonfootprint.com support sustainable publishing

[Ashley Day <aday@rsna.org>]

PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release

*RSNA teams with Carbonfootprint.com to support sustainable 
publishing*

*Helps readers offset print journal CO2 impact on the 
environment.*

*(OAK BROOK, Ill.) September 20, 2010  -- *The Radiological 
Society of North America (RSNA) has united with Carbon Footprint 
Ltd., a leading international carbon management company, to* 
*help journal readers offset the amount of CO_2 it takes to 
produce subscriptions of /Radiology/ and /RadioGraphics/.

This partnership coincides with RSNA's ongoing effort to become 
more environmentally conscious and create sustainable publishing.

Carbon offsetting provides a way to compensate for carbon 
emissions by funding an equivalent carbon dioxide savings in 
another location globally, to make activities carbon neutral.

Access to the site can be obtained by clicking on: 
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/offset.aspx?o=0.3&a=RSNA&r=RsnaOffset.

To offset 0.3 tonnes of CO_2  -- the approximate amount it takes 
to create an individual yearly print subscription (including 
printing and mailing) of the journals- -- RSNA and 
Carbonfootprint.com provides a choice to pledge towards a range 
of different carbon offsetting programs, including projects which 
provide both environmental and humanitarian benefits, across 
global locations including Africa and the Americas.

This recent collaboration is just one of the many efforts by RSNA 
to better support the environment. The 1996 construction of the 
Society's headquarters building was spearheaded by a 
LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) 
architect. As a result, the building was created with 
environmentally friendly features such as sediment/erosion 
control, public transportation access, storm water management, 
light pollution reduction and minimum energy performance.

RSNA is also committed to hosting one of the greenest and 
cleanest trade shows in the industry. Some of the RSNA Annual 
Meeting's many green initiatives include offering all print 
publications made with soy-based ink and recycled paper, meeting 
bags made from recycled materials, and stationing recycling 
receptacles for paper, bottles, cans and general waste around the 
convention.

For more information about RSNA's journals, /Radiology/ and 
/RadioGraphics, /visit/ RSNA.org/journals./

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RSNA is an association of more than 44,000 radiologists, 
radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists 
committed to excellence in patient care through education and 
research. The Society is based in Oak Brook, Ill. (/RSNA.org/)