I enjoyed going through the slideshow of the top 10 power-sapping plug-ins and realizing that none of these things are things we actually need to get by, even a dishwasher or a a/c unit or space heater. I counted three things I use in my apartment on a weekly basis: the dishwasher, the a/c unit and the microwave oven. But most of the other things I didn't use on a regular basis, but are things I can see the regular American household using, with the execption of the popcorn maker.
Americans wasting $130 billion
I think the point of the article was offset some by the author admitting this was all very boring and that some of the solutions weren't even necesarry to be summed up. But the most interesting point was that it costs more money to save energy. Obviously, as we stand right now, we'd rather save money than take drastic means to save electiricty.
Reducing FoodWaste
My favorite two numbers from the beginning are that half of our country's land is used for food production — that's pretty incredible. And then: 40 percent of the food that's created doesn't go eaten. That's not very good for efficiency, a waste of land, manpower, energy and resources. Of the five listed categories of things we waste, the three least-wasted are things used for cattle while the most-wasted thing is seafood, which I would think we don't have that much control over the reproduction and rearing process, and then fruits and vegetables.
Dive!
Great documentary. First, to prove that dumpster-diving isn't so disgusting (the whole class was grossed out at the beginning) and then that it could help stop hunger in isolated situations. Hopefully high-profile things like this can spur action.
Americans wasting $130 billion
I think the point of the article was offset some by the author admitting this was all very boring and that some of the solutions weren't even necesarry to be summed up. But the most interesting point was that it costs more money to save energy. Obviously, as we stand right now, we'd rather save money than take drastic means to save electiricty.
Reducing FoodWaste
My favorite two numbers from the beginning are that half of our country's land is used for food production — that's pretty incredible. And then: 40 percent of the food that's created doesn't go eaten. That's not very good for efficiency, a waste of land, manpower, energy and resources. Of the five listed categories of things we waste, the three least-wasted are things used for cattle while the most-wasted thing is seafood, which I would think we don't have that much control over the reproduction and rearing process, and then fruits and vegetables.
Dive!
Great documentary. First, to prove that dumpster-diving isn't so disgusting (the whole class was grossed out at the beginning) and then that it could help stop hunger in isolated situations. Hopefully high-profile things like this can spur action.
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