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Video Games

If your child leaves their Nintendo DS charger plugged into the wall when they are off playing the game, you should get them to OnPlugIt. Chargers consume power long after they stop charging and are left in the wall outlet. Phantom power can be as much as 10% of your electricity bill or 1% of our CO2 emissions.   Click here for ...

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Vampire Appliances

If you have an appliance that needlessly consumes electricity you should On plug it. All appliances with a remote control sit there consuming phantom power for our convenience. Click here for more information on how to save on your electricity bill.http://www.onplug.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=42&Itemid=61〈=en ...

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Encouraging Sustainability: Going Green

Pink was the new black, and now green is the new pink. And while we’re at it, geek is the new  chic, with nerds suddenly being ‘in’ thanks to The Big Bang Theory. But we digress. Going green is now considered a solid business strategy, and not simply to please the environmental lobby. Environmental friendliness simply make...

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Reversing Global Warming

What’s done can’t be undone, but just like we can play music backwards; we can sometimes reverse the negative effects of our actions. The re-do will never be as good as the original, and may be about as palatable as a song played in reverse, but it is a good start to righting wrongs.   Iro...

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Standby power – why “off” means “on”

Did you know that a number of household electrical appliances are designed for drawing power 24/7? Even if you switch them off, they continue to suck energy which is popularly known as standby power - for operating features or receiving remote control signals.   Although 0.5 to 25 watts is the consumption of stan...

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What’s done can’t be undone, but just like we can play music backwards; we can sometimes reverse the negative effects of our actions. The re-do will never be as good as the original, and may be about as palatable as a song played in reverse, but it is a good start to righting wrongs.

 

Ironically, one area we need to work on is global cooling. There are various ways this can be done. We use electricity to cool buildings, building up more heat in the process. We can increase cooling naturally by positioning building to face sea or lake breezes, and building walls parallel, so that the air from the breeze is pushed into a desired direction for maximum effect. Spreading rooms across a single story also encourages heat loss, because there is a larger surface emitting excess heat at any one time.

 

Traditional methods of building can also be useful. Many indigenous huts, made of mud, stone, or baked brick are very cool inside, so making brick out of earth rather than concrete not only keeps out heat but also saves the energy that would be used to mix the said concrete. Incorporating water serves the same purpose, whether it is through aquariums or liquid filled piping in the walls. A system of recycling used water can thus double as an indoor coolant.