Saturday, July 30, 2011

Are You Eco Insensitive Without Intending To?

By Philip Feeney


Any time I ask this question of anyone, they always get extremely defensive, saying that they don't waste any electricity. The fact is that everyone ends up consuming too much electricity whether they know it or not. I wish to discuss some general habits that consume a lot of electricity, and what you can do to correct them.

With having straightforward access to details about numerous ways to going green problems, there is simply no excuse for not obtaining methods to make a difference in the world currently. Both men and women are every bit as guilty so let's talk about a power wasting habit of women to start. When the laundry is finished, and the clothes have been dried in the dryer, often the load becomes forgotten for several hours, or even until the next day. When this happens, several clothes ordinarily look rather wrinkled when they're taken out. Instead of using an iron on the wrinkled clothes, a lot of individuals run the dryer for another half hour. Compared to an iron, a dryer uses a sizable amount of electricity, which is entirely wasted when your clothes are already dry.

And ladies, don't get distressed as men waste a lot of electricity too. Men, inexplicably, appear to have a one track mind. Have you ever walked into the garage searching for your husband, and all the lights are switched on and the music is blaring, but he's nowhere in sight? However, there's a much problem than this. A lot of men, when they leave the garage, will continue to work on something else and forget about everything that was left turned on in the garage. At least, until they have to head back to the garage for something and then they realize that everything is still switched on.

Many people will leave lights turned on when they aren't needed. This may happen at night, but can likewise occur in the morning when you get up and switch on lights because it is still dark outside. Of course, you need the lights to see so it's not a big issue at that point. The problem comes when the sun rises and your home gets brighter. Unless you turn the lights off when the sun comes up, they can remain on for several hours, wasting electrical energy. If you forget to turn them off before you leave, they can remain on for the remainder of the the day, which wastes even more power.

We all have sloppy habits that consume too much power, which costs us money out of our pockets but also produces more strain on the environment than is needed. Get used to turning off the lights every time you leave a room. One more good habit is to use an iron to touch up wrinkly clothes and leave the dryer off after the clothes finish drying. If you go otu of the workshop or basement, but plan on going right back in, switch everything off in any case because there is a good chance you won't be going back in there soon.




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