Good Night
I'm in the middle of watching this movie, and came across this thought to ponder.
" Of late, there has been much talk of campus-wide greening projects... [...]... As the University has been busy creating these expensive and grandiose plans to save the earth, they have overlooked the simplest solution to global warming: the individual....[...]...When it comes to saving the earth, only our everyday habits can change the destructive path we have created...[...]...As a society, we have failed to realize that the most mundane tasks - such as turning off your computer at night - have dramatic and lasting effects on the environment.
A study at Ohio State University found that "a single computer left running will emit 2161 pounds of CO2 in a year and costs $45 a year to power at $0.0372 per kWh." Turning off your computer is a great "green" decision that is going to save you some "green" too!
Many skeptics and AOL Instant Messenger addicts will argue that - much like cars - computers need more energy to start up than to run idly. This is true, but the energy needed to start a computer only amounts to three minutes of idle time as compared to the eight to 10 hours it remains idle while you sleep. It is okay; everyone on your buddy list will be there tomorrow. No one cares that you are sleeping.
...As a culture, we need to stop being so lazy. The time it takes to turn off your computer or place a plastic bottle in the recycling is less than the time you are going to spend looking at profiles on Facebook. We need to realize the essence of life and the details that make living on this planet so important. The time has come to reconnect with our environments."
I'm in the middle of watching this movie, and came across this thought to ponder.
" Of late, there has been much talk of campus-wide greening projects... [...]... As the University has been busy creating these expensive and grandiose plans to save the earth, they have overlooked the simplest solution to global warming: the individual....[...]...When it comes to saving the earth, only our everyday habits can change the destructive path we have created...[...]...As a society, we have failed to realize that the most mundane tasks - such as turning off your computer at night - have dramatic and lasting effects on the environment.
A study at Ohio State University found that "a single computer left running will emit 2161 pounds of CO2 in a year and costs $45 a year to power at $0.0372 per kWh." Turning off your computer is a great "green" decision that is going to save you some "green" too!
Many skeptics and AOL Instant Messenger addicts will argue that - much like cars - computers need more energy to start up than to run idly. This is true, but the energy needed to start a computer only amounts to three minutes of idle time as compared to the eight to 10 hours it remains idle while you sleep. It is okay; everyone on your buddy list will be there tomorrow. No one cares that you are sleeping.
...As a culture, we need to stop being so lazy. The time it takes to turn off your computer or place a plastic bottle in the recycling is less than the time you are going to spend looking at profiles on Facebook. We need to realize the essence of life and the details that make living on this planet so important. The time has come to reconnect with our environments."
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