A recent of MMS Extra issue asked how shops feel about environmentally conscious machining and carbon-footprint reduction.Dan Goldsmith at Elmira Stamping & Mfg. in Elmira, New York, (www.elmirastamping.com) responded by mentioning some of the practical steps that have been taken at his shop to reduce its environmental impact. He starts out by saying that this concern is long overdue and, as he says, doing something about it is 鈥渏ust good business.鈥� Here are Dan鈥檚 comments and some tips based on things they鈥檝e done:听