http://www.stacyrandolph.com/archive/tags/Green/default.aspxTags: GreenenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://www.stacyrandolph.com/archive/2008/04/23/hey-today-is-earth-day-how-s-this-for-a-good-idea-unplug-your-x-box-when-not-in-play.aspxWed, 23 Apr 2008 04:53:30 GMT2179dacf-d90d-427b-8d65-e90ad4f75860:103srandolph2http://www.stacyrandolph.com/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=103http://www.stacyrandolph.com/archive/2008/04/23/hey-today-is-earth-day-how-s-this-for-a-good-idea-unplug-your-x-box-when-not-in-play.aspx#comments<p>Left plugged in all day, every day of the year, a game console uses twice as much energy as the TV it is hooked up to. Leaving a game console plugged in all year is equivalent to having over 200 cell phone chargers left in the wall! <p>How about something easy for Earth Day--unplugging your game console when not in play? I did. My Wii goes dark unless I am playing it. I have to admit that this started because my Wii glowed eerily at night, like a blue Cylon. I just don't trust toasters. But I'm happy to reap the energy rewards! <p>Consumer electronics are the biggest user of electricity in the home, and game consoles are often the biggest offenders. Unplug unused electronics save $256 per household per year! <font size="1">[<a href="http://www.stopglobalwarming.org">source</a>]</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <p><img height="180" alt="Xbox 360" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/p/2005/Xbox360face_500X180.jpg" width="500" border="0"></p><img src="http://www.stacyrandolph.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=103" width="1" height="1">personalGreenhttp://www.stacyrandolph.com/archive/2007/12/06/ecogeek-rocks.aspxThu, 06 Dec 2007 19:39:20 GMT2179dacf-d90d-427b-8d65-e90ad4f75860:50srandolph0http://www.stacyrandolph.com/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=50http://www.stacyrandolph.com/archive/2007/12/06/ecogeek-rocks.aspx#comments<p>I have to give a shout out to my favorite blog: <a href="http://www.EcoGeek.org">EcoGeek.org</a>. It's a marriage of Popular Science and green technology.</p> <p>Here's what I love about it: they find great examples of ingenuity out there and present them with personality. Plenty of ambitious people have great ideas and products to live smarter on this planet and <a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/">EcoGeek</a> is a great place to find them. Smart ideas, gadgets, engineering 'marvels'&nbsp; and industrial design pique our curiosity and ignite us...it's the geek heroic ethic of our times.&nbsp; </p> <p>My three favorite posts, so far (all images courtesy of <a href="http://www.EcoGeek.org">EcoGeek.org</a>):</p> <ol> <li><a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/815/">Using sink water to flush the toilet</a> - just like it sounds. The system collects and filters sink water into a holding tank that the toilet draws from when flushing. <br><br><a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/815/"><img hspace="0" src="http://www.ecogeek.org/images/stories/watersaver.jpg" width="468" border="0"></a><br> <li><a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1201/">Billboard Also Power Plant</a> - billboards capped with solar panels that not only power themselves, but feed power back into the grid.<br><br><img height="183" alt="" src="http://www.ecogeek.org/images/image/billboardpower.jpg" width="468"><br> <li><a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1173/">Solar LED Road Studs Reduce accidents by 70%</a> - solar powered "road turtles" in the UK help light the path at night. Brilliant!! Pun intended.<br><br><a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1173/"><img height="183" alt="" src="http://www.ecogeek.org/images/image/solarroadbumps.jpg" width="468"></a></li></ol> <p>Also, if you check out nothing else, watch this video of a <a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1165/">flying manta ray blimp</a>. It's just beautiful. </p><img src="http://www.stacyrandolph.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=50" width="1" height="1">Green