Actors Showing Good Power Usage

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/10/actors-demonstrate-how-to-save-energy-in-shipping-containers.php?campaign=th_rss

 To show how the differences in power usage change when you use smart decisions compared to not so environmentally conscious decisions, actors were hired to live in storage containers and showcase how they lived.  One actor lived in a container were the lights were turned off when needed and all unused electronics were turned off, and one actor lived in a container were the lights were on and all the electronics were on.  They both had meters showing who was using the most energy.  Of course, the actor with the lights turned off used less power than the other actor did.  This was done to show people how easy it is to save power and how helpful it really is.  The environmentally friendly container used around 80% less power than the container with all the appliances and electronics being used.


 I think it is a great idea to show how easy it is to save energy, and i think that everyone should follow the easy steps to saving energy, such as turning off the lights.  This applies to environmental class because it is showing an easy and effective way to help conserve energy and stop wasting resources.