Energy+Notes+2

//__What is energy conservation?__//
 * use energy every single day
 * there is human energy
 * the most energy we use is gasoline and electricity
 * the only problem is that we waste a lot of it
 * a lot of people helping to save it but its not enough
 * we need everyone helping and that means YOU!
 * some people don't know how or can't think of ideas

//__Ways to save energy.__// cutting your shower by two minutes saves 10 gallons of water Im sure you've already heard these simple ways to save energy but, i'm going to say them anyway.
 * turn off lights every time you leave a room
 * use fluorescent light bulbs
 * put signs but light switches saying "Turn off the lights!"
 * Un-plug all aplliances when not in use.
 * turn apliances off
 * turn the heat down and wear sweatshirts
 * switch from hot to warm water when washing clothes or dishes and you can save enough energy to do another load of laundry
 * during the summer, keep the blinds closed and during the winter keep the blinds open. this will help you take advantage of the natural light.
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//__Did you know?__// (these will all be shocking facts that suport conserving energy so that I can change the audiences' mind how they conserve energy.)
 * windmills generate less than 25% of the electricity that they could in the summer and winter (this is when electricity is most needed)
 * in 2000 950 kilowatt-hours were consumed by the average family in one month! if you used this same amount of energy by burning coal, it would take between 700-890
 * even when electronics are turned off, they still comsume electricity just by being plugged in. This wastes so much energy that it equals always having a 100-watt light bulb plugged in