Effective 'weird' actions equally turn off Earth Hour lights

Actions that at first glance seem odd but can contribute to the protection of the planet, rather than turning off an hour in Earth Hour.

Take action to protect the earth

Earth Hour is one of the events that has attracted the largest number of supporters worldwide. Through the act of turning off all electrical switches for one hour, Earth Hour has contributed significantly to encouraging people to protect the green planet.

In 2013 alone, this event helped save up to 535 million USD (over 11.5 trillion dong). An amazing number right?

However, from another perspective, we will see that in an hour, people have spent a lot of money on lighting. So is an Earth Hour every year enough to protect human life? The answer is definitely not. And below, let's take a look at the odd actions that are proven to protect the planet more than turning off lights in Earth Hour.

But perhaps you will be even more surprised to know that the number is nothing compared to the money you will save with actions you have never thought of.

1. Switch to bath mode every 2 days

Did you know, it takes 3,000 - 6,000 liters of water to produce electricity for a 60W light bulb that operates 12 hours a day for a year?

Meanwhile, on average each shower, people consume at least 200 liters of water. So instead of taking a daily shower, you can switch to a 2-day shower mode once. Thus, you have contributed to saving 36,500 liters of water / year.

Bringing this number to the action of turning off the power within an hour, it is clear that the effect of 'taking a bath' is completely superior.

At the same time, you do not need to worry that this is not hygienic. According to Dr. Joshua Zeichner of Mount Sinai Hospital, bathing too often with hot water even causes irritation and drying of the skin, which is not good for humans.

2. Wash dishes by hand

With the development of science and technology, dishwashers were invented to help people save time after eating and drinking. However, these machines themselves are ' monsters ' that consume energy. If the average hand washing dish consumes 18 liters of water for one use, washing with the machine will consume up to 60 liters.

So switching to hand washing can save you up to 126 liters of water for three meals a day . In a year, that number would be more than 45,990 liters, equivalent to the power for 183 60W bulbs to operate in an hour.

3. Say no to alcohol

One more reason to help you break up with alcoholic drinks is that not drinking alcohol will help you protect the environment and the planet even more than turning off lights in Earth Hour.

For example, for beer, the average person on Earth consumes 28 liters / year with the cheapest price of VND 30,000 / liter. Thus, just reducing drinking less than 1 liter of beer per year, we will save more than 7 billion liters of beer, equivalent to saving more than VND 210 trillion, exceeding the amount collected after Earth Hour much. times.

4. Stop using your Facebook account immediately

According to Business Insider, there are about 1.3 billion Facebook accounts in the world on a regular basis. In particular, in the US (ranked 10th among the top Facebook-crazy crazy countries), the average time people roam on this social network is over 7 hours / month.

If all are not using Facebook anymore, the electricity used for smartphones, computers or laptops is enormous.

5. Do not upload photos to Facebook

If you can't stand the live scene without Facebook, there's a simpler way for you to contribute to protecting the Earth. Accordingly, just the whole world stopped uploading photos to Facebook one day only.

Why? According to Technological Review, about 250 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day. And to maintain the system of this social network, people use about 1.3% of global electricity . If one day Facebook does not have photos, how much better the world will be.

6. Sleep an hour early every day

There is an undeniable fact, almost every one of us today, especially young people who have a habit of staying up late and not getting enough sleep. This phenomenon not only harms the individual itself but also has a tremendous impact on our planet.

Accordingly, one hour of sleep per hour is equivalent to that we waste an hour of turning off lights in Earth Hour. Therefore, people can practice Earth Hour all year round by going to bed early every day for more than an hour. This simple action both saves energy and helps protect your own health.

Earth Hour is an annual international event launched by the World Wildlife Fund, which takes place on the last Saturday of March.

The program calls on households and business establishments to turn off electrical equipment without affecting the activities within one hour (from 20:30 to 21:30) to save energy and protect the environment.

Earth Hour 2015 will take place on March 28 with the theme: " Energy saving - climate change response". Turn off electrical appliances when not in use and support the program in a cultural way to join hands to protect the planet!