First of all, let's ask ourselves why.
Why should you do it when you can 'easily' afford paying the bill?
1) Did you know that some families in Singapore could not pay their Power Supply bills and are living in darkness at night while depending on the light shining in from the HDB corridor ceiling lights?
3) Did you know that electricity comes from burning fuel in Singapore?
The more we consume electricity, the more fuel is burnt to meet that demand. Burning produces carbon dioxide and other piosonous gases too. Global warming is real and causing many weather related disasters.
3) Did you know that the millions of people are living without electricity?
South Asia 706 million
Sub-Saharan Africa 547 million
East Asia 224 million
Other 101 million ( source:www.globalissues.org )
First we need to identify the appliances in our homes that consumes more electricity and reduce it. Looking at the chart below, we should tackle the airconditioner, refrigerator, TV & video equipment, water heater and lighting ( total 76% of our total electric bill )
Friday, September 26, 2008
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