Comments on: Global Warming Unplugged http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/ Easy environmental tips, easy green living tips, random eco-friendly advice Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:37:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: david a. http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/#comment-13 david a. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:09:18 +0000 http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/#comment-13 notice how the electric companies dont bother sharing this little tip with us.. by the way, i like your site, nice idea :) notice how the electric companies dont bother sharing this little tip with us..

by the way, i like your site, nice idea :)

]]> By: Anoop John http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/#comment-11 Anoop John Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:27:47 +0000 http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/#comment-11 Seeing is believing. Now I believe :) Seeing is believing. Now I believe :)

]]> By: Shira@GreenYourDay http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/#comment-6 Shira@GreenYourDay Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:29:41 +0000 http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/#comment-6 Anoop, I know it might sound crazy or unreasonable, so I am adding here a quote from <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/technology/14basics.html" rel="nofollow">the New York Times</a> which confirms it... Believe me, I was as shocked as you are... <blockquote>"Indeed, the Department of Energy estimates that in the average home, 40 percent of all electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. Add that all up, and it equals the annual output of 17 power plants, the government says."</blockquote> Bottom line, people: it IS as crazy as it SOUNDS! Anoop, I know it might sound crazy or unreasonable, so I am adding here a quote from the New York Times which confirms it… Believe me, I was as shocked as you are…

“Indeed, the Department of Energy estimates that in the average home, 40 percent of all electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. Add that all up, and it equals the annual output of 17 power plants, the government says.”

Bottom line, people: it IS as crazy as it SOUNDS!

]]> By: Anoop John http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/#comment-5 Anoop John Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:12:02 +0000 http://www.greenyourday.com/global-warming-unplugged/#comment-5 This was an eyeopener. I did not know that the wastage was that high. I knew that there would be wastages but never knew the magnitude of the wastages. Thanks for this info. I am still a bit sceptical about the 40% though :) This was an eyeopener. I did not know that the wastage was that high. I knew that there would be wastages but never knew the magnitude of the wastages. Thanks for this info. I am still a bit sceptical about the 40% though :)

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