Instead of turning out lamps or whatever why can’t we all be asked to donate say 1 pound each month to buy ‘people’s turbines’. If we did this every month then pretty soon we’d have plenty of turbines and these could be used exclusively to power schools, hospitals, public buildings and thus lower our taxation burden a little and reduce our carbon footprint enough to be able to still use cars and planes – things we patently won’t give up.
However our ‘green taxes’ simply vanish into state coffers to pay for bullets and bombs to be dropped somewhere in the middle/far east in the name of spreading peace and democracy. We impose this democracy on states that we haven’t even asked if democracy is what they want – how ironic is that?
Right I’m off to switch off my soap box and save us all loads of energy.

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Note to self – I must start saying – It’s not Rocket engineering.

The tricky part is rocket engineering. Getting all the systems to work together and enabling the reactions to proceed at the desired rate, at the desired time and in the desired direction wihtout blowing the whole thing up and still maintaining control.

heres an energy saving idea…. turn your electric off at the wall when you are not using it….
now theres a thought… go on over to the power point, flick the switch… thats it.. now your saving energy, and helping the planet…. the only thing is you will need to get up to turn it on….. but that can count as exercise.. so help your health too…

The sawdust and wood shavings from the local high school goes into my hen house, after a few days I clean it out and put it all into the composting garden for next season,
the newspapers from my neighbour, also goes into the garden
kitchen scraps except meat goes to the chickens,
meat scraps to the dogs

if we get cold we put on a jumper, not the heater,
if its hot we open the window no turn on the Air con
the only thing left on is the fridge, the clock radio, and the jug… everything else off at the power point… my electricity bill is $12-$15
per week, and this is peak time and on the more expensive winter rates……

its not rocket science its just common sense….. but that isnt that common these days…..
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I am not even convinced that the low energy bulbs are any good as in my experience they give out lot less light – saving the world is not about depriving yourself of hte basic necessities, but foregoing some of our “luxuries” and “excesses”.

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Woof.

only yesterday I upcycled 15 puppies into the boot of a car.

they all died but I like to think by making a use of the space I was doing my bit.

explaining it to the ill kids who owned the dogs was not so easy

Given most people don’t even recycle at all I’d say we should be focusing on real ideas to help. Oh and this doesn’t save energy. The bulb is already made.