Check out this article from Sojourners Magazine on 10 easy ways to use less energy around your home.
Here's my favorite:
If every American unplugged their TVs when not in use (or put them on a timer or power strip that they can easily turn off) we would save 9 billion - yes, billion - kilowatt-hours of energy. Modern TVs constantly draw power to keep the tube primed to turn on instantly. Hook your TV to a timer that gives it power when you first would normally use it and cuts power at night. (For instance, we watch the news and occasionally late-night TV. Our timer turns on power to the TV from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., cutting power for nearly 18 hours of the day.)
As we talk about energy bills knocking around Congress, it is helpful to remember the power (pun intended?) that we have in our own hands.
2 comments:
If we unplug the TV, it also means that we can have so much more energy in our lives.
For the first year after college, I couldn't afford TV, and I was amazed at how much extra time I suddenly had.
i still trying to figure out the differences in the light bulbs in that article. oh shoot, i'll just turn them all off and live in a cave. &:~D
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