Vampire power can constitute up to 40% of the energy consumed in a home. For more information, see this entry on WikipediaTreehugger has a good article about Cellphone chargers and is where we learned of Future Forests. Larry Magid wrote the New York Times article that we reference in this episode.
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Great show Eric. I’m Googling solar cell phone chargers now. My window faces South so I’d get more than enough to power it I think.
Here are some: http://urltea.com/10bf
That’s great information Eric. One thing to keep in mind is that it’s still important to shutdown your computer properly before you flip the switch on the powerstrip. If you don’t shutdown the computer properly you risk losing whatever you were working on or worse corrupting a system file that will render your computer unbootable.
yes, that’s true, you should make sure your computer has shut down properly before throwing the switch. this may take longer than you think it should. thx, eric.
I can’t believe I hadn’t gotten over here to check out your show yet! This is incredible
What a great concept, and the info you’re giving out is spectacular.
Very useful information. However, I prefer battery backups to power strips. That should work the same way as a strip. Just have to find a way to monitor the charge of your battery backup before unplugging completely.