The small things in life can make a big difference Energy Saving Day (E-Day) is an editorially and financially independent and a political organisation which aims to make action to tackle climate change.
Their proposal is to make a 24 hours maximum reduce power consumption in the UK, between 6pm on Wednesday 27 February 2008 and 6pm on Thursday 28 February.
Everyone who wants to take part in E-Day is being asked to leave off household electrical items, which do not need to be on, and to leave these items off for as long as possible.
These might include lights in rooms that are not being used, televisions left on standby, mobile phone chargers left plugged in, unused printers, etc, etc.
During this experiment everyone in the country will be invited to see if they can save energy in their home, school or office, by leaving off electrical items which are not in use, and then offered direct feedback on the results of their actions on national electricity demand via the E-Day website (www.e-day.org.uk ).
Climate change is a very serious reality, we can make the difference, each and every one of us count, let's listen to the earth, let's respect nature.
For more information, go to the E-DAY official website www.e-day.org.uk
If you want to do more than save energy for one day but don't know where to start. Contact the Energy Saving Trust - they provide a FREE home audit service and send you a questionnaire which enables you to assess your home for its energy efficiency. You return the questionnaire and they send you a FREE personalised report on what you can do to make your home energy efficient - saving you money and reducing your contribution to climate change. www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
