This past week I was at camp and although I wasn't thinking about it at the time, I realize how easy it is to live without wasting all these valuable sources of energy. In the coops that we slept in there was no electricity or lights so we got to tell stories and talk by flashlight, which only used the tiniest amount of battery power. Also, we only used the cafeteria during the daytime and Mr. Sun already lit it up so even less electricity was being used.
Water conservation up there was a scary subject. We got to take showers but the shower was merely a hose thrown over a tree branch. Since the water was freezing cold we had to get in and out as quick as possible to get to our towels. Since everyone in that particular campsite used it, there was a line and everyone combined ran in and out in a matter of 15 to 20 minutes. I've been trying to think of ways to convert my lifestyles to the simplicity of that at camp.
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Hello, I'm replying to your question about surge protectors on my sustainability blog post #3. Surge protectors are a string of plugs that connect to any outlet. The good thing about them and why it saves energy to have them is that most of them you can turn off and on with a little button at the top - so when you're not using any of your chargers, you can turn off the surge protector and energy vampires - things that suck power even when they're turned off - don't take away energy.
~Megan
It is cool how you write about events in your blog that you are doing. That is clever how you connect them to the theme of the blog project.
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