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Cell Bill Overcharging Mobile Devices Wastes Money


Smartphone maker Nokia estimates most devices need only about two hours to fully charge, making overnight charging highly wasteful; users also should disengage and unplug chargers from the wall when they’re done. Another helpful tip from BatteryUniversity.com is not to wait until cell phone power is nearly or completely depleted before recharging, because full discharges put a strain on the battery that can shorten its lifespan. Umbra Fisk, an environmental columnist at Grist.org,


advises using a power strip and even a timer as parts of a central charging area for all mobile devices to facilitate monitoring and reduce overcharging. Energy Star-qualified (EnergyStar.gov) cordless phones demand about half the energy of standard units. Energy Star reports that the average U.S. household spends $100 annually to power


devices while they are off, constituting nearly 10 percent of annual electric utility bills and amounting to an annual total of 100 billion-plus kilowatt hours of U.S. electricity consumption and more than $10 billion in annual energy costs.


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Planetary Push Public Demands Climate Change Solutions


People throughout the U.S. and worldwide, representing hun- dreds of grassroots and non-government organizations, will converge on New York City for the Peoples Climate March on September 21.


As United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon


calls for heads of state to mobilize at an historic U.N. Summit on Climate Change that weekend, the people will demand action via the largest-ever climate change citizens’ demonstration. Concerned groups and individuals expect to exchange ideas, articulate common challenges and address solutions.


Learn more and sign up at PeoplesClimateMarch.org. Find a partial list of partici- pating organizations at Tinyurl.com/GroupsMarching.


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