Hi All, I would like to emphasize on something here. I don't know how valid am I because I am talking about people in general and not some people in specific. If we are going to have one hour of power save (in the night, especially), I do not know how much of power are we going to save.. but one thing is for sure. Since, we copy cat people from the West most of the times, we are going to increase the chances of global warming on 31st of December and 1st of Jan (and also on 25th December).. Most of the people prefer to enjoy whole night and hence more electricity consumption. This is very much valid for places like Mumbai, which is very much a metropolitan city. Now, the above statement doesn't mean "STOP CELEBRATING NEW YEAR" I am just thinking how successful will this program be if we are going to spend 8 hours of electricity with too many lights for one whole night.
Satirically speaking, we can save a lot of power if all the housewives stop watching the saas-bahu serials :P And actually speaking, please let us not go by the statistics of Sydney, Australia. The reason for the same is - They use A/Cs.. and create so much of harmful air, that pollutes air and enhances the possibility of global warming at a higher rate. I do not know what are the other two places above India (except for US) in growing the chances of the global warming. We are ranked 4th for the same. One of the reasons, that India is not able to curtail the situation is because it is a developing country and is using a lot of power in enhancing the technology. Here are few suggestions from my side (of course, few are from our practises and few of them are forwarded) -> If you have to work with the computer - please switch off the monitor, if you are not using it for sometime (If not shutting it down) -> Please use tube lights and fans when required. -> Many times, it so happens that most of the companies we work for uses too much of power (by keeping the lights switched on even when employees are not present at the work place) which can be reduced if we inform the security to switch off the lights while going back home (if we are one of last persons to leave or remind him while leaving to check the same later) -> Televisions and Computers have their own pros and cons. So, let us focus on the pros and use them effectively. -> Use water economically so that you do not switch on the bore often and thus also preserve water levels of your area. -> At your workplace, do not switch on the A/C all the time. Using a/cs is not good for human health and environment health too.. -> Make use of bicycles or walk, if the place is not too far. (Help with low fuel consumption) -> There is one more way of reducing the global warming. Why do not we use Solar heaters for lights and heating water? (The reason for this being a question is I do not use it. While writing this mail, I was thinking about it) Please do come up with your own suggestions on power saving. Regards, Vani. -- "The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and their destination." -- John Schaar
