[quote=“zwarbyt,post:2,topic:37885"”]
go hug a tree hippy
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:lol:
Probably the first and only time in my life that I’ll be called a hippy.
To me this is one of those “free energy” issues. For very little money you add the circuitry to cut the power completely to these devices when they’re not in use and you save 4 billion a year in energy, tons of greenhouse gasses, natural gas, coal etc etc.
Instead the stupid fucking hippies try and force me into a hybrid car that by the time you account for all the extra shit that goes into it I’d have to drive to 300k just to make it any more earth friendly than a regular car.
[quote=“ryanmcell,post:4,topic:37885"”]
US Population: 303,203,064 October 24, 2007
Italy Population: 59,131,287 Dec 31, 2006
Yeah… thats like saying your V8 gets worse gas mileage than my SmartCar.
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No, it’s like saying your V8 gets worse gas mileage while parked in the garage not running than a SmartCar driving 15k a year. I realize Italy is much smaller than the US. But they’re not comparing our power consumption to theirs. They are comparing our standby consumption to their full consumption. When you consider that Italy is hardly some third world country it helps put it into perspective.
It’s definitely not one of those issues you’re willing to do anything about as an individual. I know I’m not putting all my shit on power strips and dealing with that hassle for a few bucks a month off my National Grid bill. But if you make this change at the product manufacturing level you add a tiny cost to the product for a big return. Hell, give the companies a tax incentive so a product with an “auto completely off” mode is the same cost to manufacture as one without it. That’s good government spending for energy conservation right there.