Reduce your workplace electric consumption
Blog action day got me thinking about saving energy. I already
wrote about how I try to reduce my effect on the environment at home, but what about work?
- Do you turn off the lights in your office when you leave?
- Do you turn off air condition?
- What about your computer?
Each of these actions can save money over time, but more important - reduce the pollution caused by power plants.
A
study done in 2002 in the U.S. showed that applying "green" technologies to the workplace can save up to 40 terawatt-hours.
Another thing to avoid is setting the air condition to a constant temperature mode instead of heating/cooling - it means the system
never stops working.
So turn off the lights and the air condition when you leave work, it's easy.