Power Down

By Craig Cox Utne Reader
Published on November 1, 2001
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More than 30 percent of America’s personal computers are left
running over-night and on the weekend, according to the U.S.
Department of Energy. By turning them off, notes Mother
Jones
(July/Aug. 2001), we could shut down eight large power
plants and cut carbon dioxide emissions by 7 million tons a
year.

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