Many students bring their laptops on campus. In doing so the
energy level being used skyrockets. According to Gargi Chaudhuri, a UWL
Conservation of Global Environments professor, the changes that people need to
make are more behavioral than anything else. She claims she has not yet seen an
energy efficient laptop.
A few ways students can help reduce the amount of laptop
energy use are
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Shut down the laptop between uses
- Use campus desktops
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Limit time spent in front of the laptop (limit
video games/movie time)
Www.nrdc.org describes the
approximately twenty different metals going into laptop production, including
mercury. Also shown is the amount of water used in laptop production.
Laptops are not something people can live without. Laptop
moderation will provide relief in energy levels.
When fans dwindle, Prof. Gary Konas explains his laptop
reaches up to 180 degrees!
Chaudhuri believes the future will have more need for
tablets because they are more energy efficient and portable than laptops.
Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfKOwS3IxhU
to see how each laptop affects the earth.
