The White House released this statement which makes interesting reading:
Energy & Environment
“So we have a choice to make. We can remain one of the world’s leading importers of foreign oil, or we can make the investments that would allow us to become the world’s leading exporter of renewable energy. We can let climate change continue to go unchecked, or we can help stop it. We can let the jobs of tomorrow be created abroad, or we can create those jobs right here in America and lay the foundation for lasting prosperity.”
Spam email is annoying. An amazing 62 trillion unwanted emails were sent in 2008. But spam’s also contributing to global warming according to a report by ICF international, an environmental consultancy.
The report, commissioned by online security company McAfee, calculates that 33 terrawatts of electricity were used sending this spam. Put another way, that’s enough to provide energy to 1.5 million US homes for a year or the energy consumption of 3.1 million cars during the same period.
Around 40% of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions each year come from businesses. That’s compared to 27% from households.
The Carbon Trust calculates that about 21% of businesses’ energy expenditure is wasted. In monetary terms, that’s an incredible £2.4 billion annually.
Take office lights. Not switching the lights off before going home at night in a typical small office annually uses enough energy to power a three-bedroom house’s heating for a nearly five months.
