Greener Living #31 Turn Off Your Chargers

Most cell-phone chargers continue to draw electricity even when the phone isn't plugged into it. If your cell-phone charger averages five watts per hour and is plugged in all the time, that means a total of more than 40 kilowatt-hours every year, or about 93 pounds of CO2. The same problem applies to your other electronic equipment--your laptop, iPod, digital camera, and Blackberry. Unplug all your chargers when they are not in use. (This is one Shawn and I have already started to do. If you stop and think about it, it really isn't necessary to keep chargers plugged in to begin with. Also, unplug unused appliances such as blenders or toasters which are still sucking electricity even when not in use. Like I've said before, there are little steps we can take to make a difference. Spread the word.)