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Green Tip of the Week: Saving money and helping the environment


This week's tip is authored by Jonathon Little of Chemistry and Geosciences.

Going green can save you cash while reducing the impact on earth. You can literally knock off at least ten percent of your electrical bill by turning things off.  For example:

1.       Turn off your computer and appliances (coffee pot, TV) when not in use you can reduce your energy.   Your TV and computer, and anything with an adaptor, take energy when not in use.  This is called "phantom load".  The annual collective phantom load from households in the USA is around 8 gigawatts - equivalent to the electricity production of eight large power plants. 

2.       Turn lights off when not in use


3.       Change from incandescent lighting to CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamps) or LED

https://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/60/1/Compact-Fluorescent-Lamps.html

Matthew Fox
Sustainability Committee
03/19/2008