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Mark Ontkush at ecoIron did some math starting with the Department of Energy data that showed CRT monitors consume less power displaying dark colors than light and determined that redesigning Google’s site in black would save 750 megawatt-hours per year (assuming that 25% of computer users still haven’t upgraded to LCDs and are using power-hungry [...]
NPR covered it like an eclipse or astronomic curiosity, and did little to question the claimed energy saving benefits. But, as Michael Downing asks in Spring Forward, how can something understood by so few be done by so many? And why go through this twice annual madness?
Supposedly, we subject ourselves to the rule of time [...]
Along with the energy saving and water saving tips previously, our physical plant folks have sent out these recycling tips:
Recycling of Aluminum Cans — saves 95% of the Energy required to make the same amount of Aluminum from its virgin source.
One ton of recycled Aluminum saves 14,000 KWH of Energy, 40 barrels of oil, 238 [...]
Our physical plant folks sent out this list of water saving tips to followup on the energy savings tips they sent previously. Again, I think they should be blogging them, but what do I know? (It’s a rhetorical question, please don’t answer.)
Limit the use of domestic hot water — use cold water whenever it will [...]
Our physical plant folks sent out a message with tips on how to conserve energy. Perhaps they oughtta blog this stuff? Here it is:
Computer power management — A typical computer monitor uses 60 to 120 watts of electrical power, depending upon screen size.
Do not use screensavers as energy savers as they continue to use the [...]
