Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!lll-winken!decwrl!ucbvax!husc6!bunny!jwg1 From: jwg1@gte.com (James W. Gish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Leave it on? Or once a week? Message-ID: Date: 5 Mar 90 18:07:01 GMT References: <1161@ux.acs.umn.edu> <1990Feb16.131329.10113@spectre.ccsf.caltech.edu> <1990Feb17.053613.23695@spectre.ccsf.caltech.edu> <6117@hydra.gatech.EDU> <1357@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> <1381@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> Sender: jwg1@GTE.COM Distribution: usa Organization: GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA Lines: 27 In-reply-to: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM's message of 2 Mar 90 21:44:25 GMT In article <1381@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM> ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger) writes (regarding my article about considering energy consumption and environmental consequences of leaving equipment on): > > Now were trying to turn the issue of leaving computers on into an > environmental issue...yeesh. There are probably slews of things > that you do on a daily basis that you never even think about that > are more damaging to the environment than leaving your computer on. > This should not even be considering IMHO.. Many people think it's somebody else's problem, or the small things that you do on an everyday basis don't count, but they do add up and make a difference. The opinion that you state points to EXACTLY the issue that I'm trying to raise, that we normally don't think about the global consequences of what we do and the long term effects of our daily decisions. We have to take steps NOW to ensure the survival of our planet, and if I can help, even in a very small way like turning off my lights and my equipment when I go home, then I'm going to do it. We can pay now in minor inconveniences or we can pay later through a great loss in the quality of life over the entire planet. I'm sure some of you will argue that this discussion has no place in this newsgroup, but that too is part of our problem - we tend to compartmentalize our discussions instead of considering them in a more global context. -- Jim Gish GTE Laboratories, Inc., Waltham, MA CSNET: jgish@gte.com UUCP: ..!harvard!bunny!jwg1