Category Archives: conservation

A little presumptuous

President George Bush responding to a persistant reporter looking for guidance from the White house on energy conservation… “I think people ought to conserve and be wise about how they use gasoline and energy … and there’s some easy steps … Continue reading

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CFL’s, turn them off when you leave the room

This Scientific American article on energy usage of flourescent lights, answers a question I had heard regarding the power surge of CFL’s (and regular flourescents) when switching them on… Turns out, however, that power surge is so brief that its … Continue reading

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