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Electricity for kids

by Tiffany Shepard

Oct 24, 2014

I saw that teachers.net participate in Earth's Day and environmental awareness programs - highly applauded. I would like to add some insightful as of how to live better electrically both for parents and for children.

Article by Jacob Gordon The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts) and it doesn't show any signs of doing otherwise. About half of the energy in the American grid is coal generated. We won't bore you with what you already know: coal is a really stinky, dangerous, nasty, unsustainable, and silly way to make power and a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. By using less energy, and greening the electricity that we do use, we can lighten our footprint immensely. The subject of electricity and its environmental impacts is a massive one and we can't cover every corner of it here. This brief guide can offer some solid suggestions for greening your electricity and use thereof.

Top Green Electricity Tips ...See MoreI saw that teachers.net participate in Earth's Day and environmental awareness programs - highly applauded. I would like to add some insightful as of how to live better electrically both for parents and for children.

Article by Jacob Gordon The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts) and it doesn't show any signs of doing otherwise. About half of the energy in the American grid is coal generated. We won't bore you with what you already know: coal is a really stinky, dangerous, nasty, unsustainable, and silly way to make power and a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. By using less energy, and greening the electricity that we do use, we can lighten our footprint immensely. The subject of electricity and its environmental impacts is a massive one and we can't cover every corner of it here. This brief guide can offer some solid suggestions for greening your electricity and use thereof.

Top Green Electricity Tips

Audit yourself A home energy audit is a way to inventory your home's energy use, where energy is lost, and where it can be saved. You can do an energy audit yourself or get a pro. Many utilities also offer home and business energy audits for free.

Reduce your use The lowest hanging fruit just begging to be picked are simple energy-saving practices. They're also the most cost effective. Top tasks include:

Replace your light bulbs with light emitting diodes (LEDs).They have come so far down in price that you should take a pass on compact fluorescents.

Turn off lights and other devises when they're not needed. Check out the guide to green lighting guide for more lighting tips.

Eliminating electronics that sleep on a standby setting; they continue to pull a current even when "turned off."

"Wall warts," those clunky AC adaptors on many power cables, pull current, too, so those should be taken out of the wall when not in use -- this is also known as phantom power. Your best bet is a "smart" power strip, or a power strip that can be turned off at night.This is particularly important with some of the new game consoles that use a huge amount of power in standby mode.

Clothes driers gobble up a lot of power, so line drying can be a great energy saver. When you do get a new dryer, look for Energy Star or the new heat pump style dryer.

Resources: http://www.treehugger.com/htgg/how-to-go-green- electricity.html#14141403539081&action=collapse_widget&id =2794044 http://kids.saveonenergy.ca/en/what-is-electricity/ http://www.scienceclarified.com/El-Ex/Electricity.html

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