From:Rochelle Becker
Executive Director
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility
rochelle@a4nr.org
It's not nice to fool Mother Nature, but this April Fools' Day, let's play a trick on Global Warming...
TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS
FOR 5 MINUTES ON
Sunday, April 1st,
at precisely 7 PM ...
The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility asks all Californians to join us for a fun, simple, and useful experiment.
All you have to do is turn off your lights (and TVs, Computers, DVD's if you wish).
AND HERE'S THE REASON WHY:
Can five minutes make a difference? You bet!
On February 1st, residents of France and Spain turned off their lights for five minutes. The result? A savings of 800 Megawatts in France and 1000 Megawatts in Spain.
Together, that almost equals the power output of either Diablo Canyon or San Onofre nuclear reactors. California utilities CAN measure the difference. More importantly, when the drop in usage is noticed it also helps prove that conservation can make a difference.
Of course, if you turn off your TV, computers and other electric equipment during that period the savings will be even greater. This conservation measurement will be useful to the California Energy Commission in their study of the full costs, risks and benefits of nuclear power.
For more information contact:
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility
PO 1328
San Luis Obispo, Ca 93406-1328
(805) 772-7077
www.a4nr.org
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