What do you do (if anything) to conserve electricity/save the earth?

oh this is a great discussion post. I can't wait to read from every one's replies. Well most people like me too, would just make it a habit to turn lights off if they are not being used. I also look for light bulbs that are energy efficient, like wise for appliances. Today one can also look for solar powered cells to help power some appliances or a generator.

well I do my bit as much as I can, but if people are really serious about cutting power consumption then people will buy them selves solar panels or wind mills and generate their own power. Yet I know a lot still rely on their nations power grids. I have solar panels installed, I also use heat exchange technology and grow my own food. Wonder how many others have solar panels etc etc as untill that happens people will still rely on the nations power grid and power stations which will continue to use the earths resources.

i try to save power, only use things when i have to. i do get annoyed when someone doesn't make the effort to turn things off at night. like the air con, i get up in the morning and hear going, and get crabby. i don't see much point in seeing when i can leave on, to waste power. you learn more when you have to pay the power bill.

It definitely does help to unplug things from the wall that you aren't using. Power strips really come in handy for this because you can unplug everything at once. Make sure to wait until the dishwasher is full before running it. Save electricity doing laundry by hanging up some clothes or towels to dry, and empty the lint trap every time you do use the dryer. I also let my hair air dry as much as I can. It saves energy and is better for my hair. You can also focus on trying to conserve your water use by doing things like filling up a bucket with water from when you're warming up a shower or bath, and then using it to water your plants. You can also do this in the kitchen when you're cleaning fruits or veggies, or draining pasta. We also recently got a filter pitcher that we keep in the fridge. It cuts back on our bottled water.

Pull off the plugs. Turn off the tv if it's not used cuz previously, we leave the tv on til morning. Turn off the lights if it's bright enough in the room. That's all i can think of.

Unplug those things that are not being used, like cell phone chargers, toaster, coffee pot, etc. They will use a small amount of energy even if they are not in use.

Hey Rachelle... Well thats really nice of u to think of the planet and try and conserve electricity. These are definitely some of the things we do, like using CFLbulbs and uysing them ponly when required. In India its a bit too different. Here u dont have to save electricity. Because half the day there is no power supply unfortunately. Power cuts are so frequent that they amount upto 7-15 hrs a day. That too probably when a bit of power comes we r busy out of the house at offices or other forms of work and we dont get to utilise electricity. Very unfortunate that a country where Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagon, all MNC's and all possible latest technoligy is used, they still cant provide powerenough to run a full day. Specially in summers in that terrible heat of 37-42 degrees celcius and no power... I am sure u can imagine. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... I hope i diddnt scare u off urs plans to ever come and visit India. Plz do come and u will see a lot of things that probably u r mising now. All the best.

I live in a big house and you wouldn't believe how hard it is for me to save on my electric bill every month. I try, though. I live in Alabama and I try to keep my thermostat on what Alabama Power recommends all the time. I keep it on 68 or in the lower 70s in the winter. In the summer, I keep it on 78 or the lower 80s. I also wash my clothes about once a week in cold water. I'm not sure if I know what you mean by CFL light bulbs. I just have to use what I can afford. Kathy.

yes CFL are better than bulb. how m i going to save the earth i think there are number of ways besides electricity. i think first of all i would like to stop wastage of electricity and become a responsible person. other thing is that i could avoid using car wheni have to travel alone. avoid SUVs there are some other ways also.Stop using polythene

You know this might sound like a really simple thing to do but given that so many people do not do it, it might not be as simple as I thought. Turning off the light whenever I leave a room is something that everyone could stand to do a little bit more. You know, I shudder to think how much electricity can be saved if people do this one simple thing. It is almost frightening in certain ways. It is always the little things that add up along the way. Another appliance that people do not turn off when they leave a room is the radio. I remember a time back when my parents went somewhere and forgot to turn the radio off. It could have been running the entire hour or two that they were gone. And I think this might have been done several times, so just imagine how much electricity could have been saved. Still in the end it is always the little things but boy do they ever add up.

I use electricity wisely. I use it responsibly, I unplug electric equipments when they're not in use, I use white fluorescent lamps instead of the yellow ones. The yellow ones may be cheaper but in the long run it's the white ones which proves to be the better choice. The white fluorescent lamp has a longer life than the yellow ones also the it has lower power consumption.

First of all electricity was invented for certain purpose. converting all tubelights and bulbs to CFL lights will surely save energy. switch off unwanted lights when not in use in house and also in the public place. also energy can be saved by implementing an automatic lights which will be switched off when people is not there in that room.by this way electricity can be saved through out the earth.

Right now in our country, =) it is so hard to conserve electricity because of the weather. We often use electric fan or Aircon. But the good thing is, we dont turn on the lights at day, we rare open it, even in bedtime, so i conserve energy by turning off the lights day time and also bed time =) simple, but it still can help. =)