Sort of a follow up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdrCalO5BDs
Song isn't my favorite radiohead, but a great video. Thanks Jason.
I'm at work right now at Memorial Library. I am THE only person on the entire 4th floor right now. Trust me, I checked. Guess how many lights are on? 5,000ish? Why can't all lights be motion sensored? I know they can get annoying, but so are energy crises!
Think of all of the places that are lit up when they don't need to be, or have AC or heat on when no one is there. Next time you are out at night, especially when you're driving on a highway, look at all of the empty buildings and parking lots lit up in industrial parks and suburbs! They say it's for security reasons... but having lights on all the time can't honestly repel robbers or whatehaveyou... I would think if anything, lights all of the sudden switching on would help more...
If all those lights could be motion sensored...that would save a lot of energy. I don't know how much it would cost to switch over, but what about all the lower energy bills from then on? I don't know if it could work for streetlights... but maybe! It's worth a look no?
posted by Tommy Atwell @ 7:03 PM
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Je suis d'accord mon ami, tu parle la verite. Tu dois venir ici. Hier soir je marchais a la maison et Je n'ai vu aucune lumière dessus! Aie Mama Africa!
Be careful with AC and heating diatribes. In most cases it is more energy efficient to keep the AC/heat running than to turn it off and then have to RE-heat the entire place later on.
And I don't know how wide-spread it is, but there are street lights that stay on for a while, then turn off, then turn back on in some sort of rotational fashion.
let's make changes. i'll help you investigate when i get back to madtown if you haven't started yet. operation save the planet: activated.
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