Live Earth - Answer the call!

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That Guy said:

shams said:

I didn't watch it, but some of the acts would have interested me (huge Pink Floyd fan...). I think my brother was at the Sydney concert - until he rang me to say he was going(3 days ago), I had never even heard of the concert(s).

I'm all for saving energy. There is a lot that can be done *easily* (and cheaply), and that's a great place to start.

Solar panels can be good, but they aren't the simplest or cheapest solution. They actually require a lot of energy to create, are generally very inefficient (for electricity anyway) and you need to get a few years out of them (at least) to make it all break even.

Other simple things:

- don't keep chargers plugged in at powerpoints when not being used
- turn off stuff at powerpoints rather than standby (I'm guilty of this with many things)
- don't flush (as often) when "yellow"...
- install rain water tanks at home (big in Aussieland)
- turn off speakers, amps when not being used
- instead of using heaters (too much), try putting some warm clothing on!
- cycle/walk/public transport as much as possible (when possible)
- carpool/give people lifts

...and best yet - buy a Wii rather than a PS3! I'm doing my bit... :)

 

 yes! Buy a Wii rather than PS3! PS3's take up more energy, thus a bigger carbon footprint. Let's all sing together

 

Wii are the world.... Wii are the people... 

Really? do you see the wii trying to save people form cancer and alzhimers? No. The wii uses 10 watzz for online the 360 uses 2.3 and the ps3 uses 1.9 watzz. The wii uses alot of power for online alone.