damn if I would have no that I would have put up twice as many lights, and kept them on 24/7. oh well, there is always next year.
On Dec 24, 11:23 am, "mike [ happy holidays ] 532" <[email protected]> wrote: > well i will be damned who was it just the other day saying exactly > that . oh wait that was me ! > > On Dec 24, 10:55 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Drudge.com > > December 24, 2008 08:06am > > > SCIENTISTS have warned that Christmas lights are bad for the planet > > due to huge electricity waste and urged people to get energy efficient > > festive bulbs. > > > CSIRO researchers said householders should know that each bulb turned > > on in the name of Christmas will increase emissions of greenhouse > > gases. > > > Dr Glenn Platt, who leads research on energy demand, said Australia > > got 80 per cent of its electricity by burning coal which pumps harmful > > emissions into the atmosphere. > > > He said: "Energy efficient bulbs, such as LEDs, and putting your > > Christmas lights on a timer are two very easy ways to minimise the > > amount of electricity you use to power your lights." > > > He said the nation's electricity came from "centralised carbon > > intensive, coal-based power stations" which were responsible for > > emitting over one third of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. > > > Dr Platt added: "For a zero-emission Christmas light show, you may > > consider using solar powered lights or sourcing your electricity from > > verified green power suppliers." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
