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Try going to bed with a book instead of watching TV: it'll use a lot less energy than your TV.
A 2005 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that about 4 percent of all residential electricity went to power TVs, and the bigger the set, the more juice it requires.
Cutting TV power consumption by 25 percent a year would save consumers hundreds of millions of dollars and keep about seven million metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, the study estimated.
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minguzzi says:
In my opinion a big part of the issue is resolved if you don't switch on TV whitout something to view. A lot of time the TV is on wihout a reason and we spend a lot of time to change channel (!).
posted 10/09/09 at 10:19 AM
alorenk says:
Ok, I take issue. I prefer reading but have family and friends who prefer visuals (movies, TV, YouTube and so on). People have preferred learning modes (educator jargon); most remember or absorb info better through their eyes, fewer by listening, and so on. I remember best if movement included, so take notes I may or may not read over later!
I have basic cable TV included in my internet access because this means I get the community and government channels. So I can watch my local elected representatives meet (glad it's not me, but sometimes good housekeeping background), i can watch what my fellow citizens produce via amateurs station, I can watch community college programming and Sustainability Today out of Portland OR, as well as PBS and a few other items.
I also live alone and prefer listening to interviews to music for household chores.
posted 12/31/08 at 04:59 AM
Samagon says:
I just won't watch television at all unless I'm in a foreign country and I'm trying to learn the language. Otherwise it's just a bunch of unecessary propaganda. When watching in a foreign language you don't understand well you can see exactly how much propaganda there really is all over the world on television.
posted 11/07/08 at 12:49 PM
thecitizen says:
Can we get some more info on how much we would save if we eliminated TV use all together? I've been without my own TV for over 4 years now and have read so many books and had so many wonderful conversations as a result. Plus, I've cut down on my energy use and therefore energy bills; and I don't have to lug some heavy TV every time I move.
posted 05/17/08 at 03:45 PM
maxgladwell says:
This is how being green crosses into improving quality of life, because you'll benefit more from reading a book, regardless of the subject matter, than watching TV.
posted 04/23/08 at 07:04 PM