Think globally, act locally. Turn off your lights!
Today we put more focus on the care of our environment than ever before. Perhaps it’s from the constant talk of global warming as well as other global energy crises that we face today. Yes we worry about these problems and we are aware that they are not great situations to even fathom, but what can we do about it? Are we powerless to stop it? Is there anything we can do as “I am just one person”?
We’ve all heard of the recycle, reduce, and reuse cycle. Sometimes we just don’t feel as if this is adequate. You as “one person” may not realize or notice the effect, but by doing the simple things every day, you are helping eliminate the bigger problems we are facing. Think about this: if everyone did the small tasks on a day-to-day basis, combined efforts would result in a drastic deduction in global energy usage. So your “I am just one person” concept creates a collective effort making a collectively huge difference.
Look around your house, apartment or office building. How many lights are turned on and they really don’t need to be? Most people would argue that it really doesn’t hurt that much to keep the lights on. No big deal, right? This couldn’t be more wrong. If everyone were to start turning off lights that were not in use, over a quarter of the earth’s energy would be reduced!! TWENTY FIVE PERCENT—AUTOMATICALLY cut out! That’s an impressive number. By reducing our own consumption, we could start saving money that could be used somewhere else.
In comparison, if you were able to reduce the amount of money you owed on your bills by 25%, you can’t deny there would be a huge financial impact on your household. By reducing the total amount of energy across the globe, we could measure the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere using the same standards.
Think of it this way, by turning off your lights that aren’t in use, you are helping the rest of the community around you start a new movement in creating a better environment for tomorrow.