Energy
Enviado por Andy Sternberg el 11 November, 2008 - 11:11.
Al Gore's new book "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis" is now on sale! Following up on his wildly successful 2006 book "An Inconvenient Truth," "Our Choice" goes into more detail about the solutions we can pursue to prevent the irreversible damage to our planet, as opposed to just making us aware of the problem.
Enviado por Live Earth el 24 October, 2008 - 09:15.
Did you know that electronic devices burn excess energy when not in use?
Even when switched "off," appliances and accessories like chargers for mobile phones, digital cameras, power tools, and television monitors continue to draw power as long as they are plugged into an outlet. This "phantom energy" use accounts for up to 10 percent of an individual's electricity use... that could be around $200 dollars per year for a typical home.
Here are a tips to combat the phantom load:
- Unplug to save money! To make it easier you can also plug all devices into a surge protector that can be clicked on and off. Real Simple states, “Sixty to 80 percent of the electricity [TVs and DVDs] use is consumed while they’re idle.” Yikes!
- Get organized! Store all chargers in one location and just retrieve when needed and return when item is fully charged. If they are plugged in, they are sucking up electricity whether charging a device or not.
- Buy energy-efficient appliances. A list of products can be found at EnergyStar.gov.
Enviado por Live Earth el 15 July, 2008 - 23:58.
What’s Greener: Gas or Charcoal? Nothing says summer like a barbeque! Relaxing outdoors, sipping cool drinks, lounging by a pool or lake, all while enjoying the wafting smell of dinner on the grill. There are multiple arguments regarding the difference in
Enviado por Live Earth el 17 June, 2008 - 12:56.
With the warm days of summer around the corner (or already here at our home base in Los Angeles) we've been wondering about the best ways you've found to keep cool. What are the options for making it through summer without sweltering, but without wasting energy? Have you found ways to keep your home cool without air conditioning?
Enviado por Live Earth el 29 October, 2007 - 19:28.
APPLIANCES--
Enviado por Live Earth el 22 October, 2007 - 15:57.
The social benefits of wearing a sweater are obvious...fame, wealth, hiding your spare tire -- but what about the environmental benefits? By donning a sweater and lowering your thermostat two degrees, you can save up to 4% on your energy bill and prevent 500 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere over the course of one year. Find out more in Climate Crisis Solution #20 at www.liveearth.org.
Enviado por Live Earth el 1 October, 2007 - 16:17.
Enviado por Live Earth el 6 September, 2007 - 15:44.
WHEN YOUR APPLIANCES AREN'T ON, THEY'RE STILL USING ELECTRICITY.
You may believe that when you turn an appliance off, it is, in fact, off. But most of your household appliances feature a clock, or a digital timer, or a remote control, or a standby mode...
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