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In the news - April 25, 2007

Much of the electricity we use comes from power plants that produce CO2. Carbon dioxide (CO2) may be changing the Earth's climate in a harmful way. When we use less electricity, the power plants will make less CO2.
What can you do to save electricity?
Other kids have said:

Electricity is one of the things in life we should be using good becasue that is one of the reasons of polution i personally think you should turn off the lights and not use a night light. they should be using more solar panels to save electricity.
- Nibbles - Age: 15 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I think we should turn off the lights. Golly i mean how hard is it to flick off a switch!
- Dani - Age: 13 - From AUSTRALIA

turn the ligts off at day time al wen you are out.
- Bethany - Age: 11 - From AUSTRALIA

You can turn off the lights when not in use.
- Gabriella - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

you can trun off the lights and tv after using them.
- Emily - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Don`t go on the computer a lot. You can watch tv less. Turn of the lights when you dont need them.
- Karly - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

we should start turning off things that use electricity.
- Mariah - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

We can turn off lights when we don't need them.
- Hailey - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

To save electricity you should always shut the lights, of a room or place when no one is there.
- Dumza - Age: 12 - From ANGOLA

I think that we can save electricity by switching to florecent light bulbs, turning off lights when people aren't in that room, installing insullation, and turning down the heat at night.
- Jenna - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

when you go somewhere turn of all the lights.when everybody is gone out the house my mom says cut the heater off and all of the lights
- Chantrel - Age: 7 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

you could turn off your lights more often so when your not in your room you can turn off the lights
- Gwen - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I think to save electricity after we finish using the lights. Instead of using lights 24\7 we can use flashlights or candles.
- Lola - Age: 7 - From POLAND

i try not to cut on my light every time i go in my room
in other room i go in.
- Alexis - Age: 13 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I think that we could do alot by saving electricity like, using the lightbulbs that save energy, or using your straighter less and curling iron less.
- Miche - Age: 13 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

My family turns off all lights in the daytime.
- RaeAnn - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

have a day without electricity, only use it if your desprate.
- Albany - Age: 12 - From UNITED KINGDOM

I think to change the use of electricity we have to stop playing so many electric video games and play games ran by batteries.
- Caroline - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

turn off light when not in use turn off heater turn off tv when not watching
- Gabrielle - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

when you sleep don't leave the light on.
- Jazzi - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

You could save electricity by turning off the light when you leave the room and if you keep the ceiling fan on at night with heavy covers you could use more thin covers and turn the air off.
- Victoria - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

The only way would be to try to not use as mutch electricty as we do everyday and start using smaller lights like candals.

- Nicole - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

we unplug what ever takes up electricity
- Ashia - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I try to turn off the bedroom lights when I'm not in there. Our family also uses energy efficient lightbulbs on all of our ceiling fans.
- Naoki - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

My family helps save electricity by whenever we leave (and when we are home) we turn off all the lights.
- Kailey - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

if you had the lights on for something so you can see well when you are done with the lights turn them off (every time you use the lights turn them off).
- Haley - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Turn lights off when everyone is going to sleep. Turn lights off when its day light out. And this would help our parents with bills and stuff too.
- Caylin - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Turn off the lights when you are not in a room and only use light when it is needed and in future use a torch because that saves a lot more energy.
- Maria - Age: 12 - From UNITED KINGDOM

THIS WEB IS SO COOL, I COME ON EVERYDAY.

- JAAJA - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

we should watch less tv and when don't need light we should turn out lamps and other light sources.
- Alexandra - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

when your not in a room you should trn off the elect. so it saves money.
- Michael - Age: 13 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

we can have lamps and other lights that use candles and lots of other stuff thike electric toys and cars can we be rid of them.
- Purple - Age: 10 - From CANADA

Well I'll tell you what I think. I think this wesite rocks!
- Chris - Age: 14 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

i think we should use wind power
- Lloyd - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

use candals more often than lights.
- Bob - Age: 12 - From ANGUILLA

Thier are many things that we are doing to wait
electricity.We couid save elctricity by turning off
the lights before we leave our house
- Jasmin - Age: 8 - From GHANA

To save electricity when you leave a room turn out the light and make sure you unplug things when you are done using them. Maybe even get a solar powered house to live in so you can save electricity! It may cost a lot but its worth it.
- Lynn - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

The way my family can save electricity is we turn off all the things that have to do with electricity and thats how we save electricity from going out.
- Jeannie - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I think we can save electricity by turning off the light's before leaving the house.And waching less tv.
- Ashley - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I think we should take a bath in stead of taking showers, because you can put the right amount of water in a bath
- Brianna - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

what you can do to save electricity is, you can not use to many house lights, and also don't leave them to long.
- Jayed - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

We could spend less time on the phone, computer, and watching t.v. We could also not watch t.v and be on the omputer.
- Brittany - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

well i think we could save electricity if we forget about all the tv's and stuff and just think about how much money our parents have to pay every month on the electric bill!
- Mikala - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

you can save more electricity by more active! When it is bright out you can turn out your lights. you canalso save electricity by whrn you are finished in a room turn the light off!dont we all need electricity? so save electricity!
- Kristina - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

turn off the lights at day

- Sam - Age: 9 - From AUSTRALIA

You can cut off all electricity in the day time and cut them on at night
- Chicora - Age: 7 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

to save elictricity I won't see alot of TV
- Laura - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

If there is electricity on in the house turn it off if none is using it.
- Sophie - Age: 7 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Don't leave on any lights turn of tv when finished with it turn of any other electric stuff. turn off play station.
- Kate - Age: 15 - From AUSTRALIA

You can turn off the lights when you get out of a room and turn off the water then you are brushing your mouth and when you take a shower you can put your shampoo on your hair and while you are washing your hair, turn off the water
- Renne - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

um you can turn off the lights and fans when you leave whatever room you are in.
- Mandy - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

i think that electricity is wasted all around the world you should switch off all electrical appliances when they are not in use.
- Aldo - Age: 10 - From UNITED KINGDOM

well we could turn of the lights when we dont need them(likein the days) we could use less water. we could turn off the television when we are not watching it, these are only some of the things we can do but keep trying!
- Melanie - Age: 11 - From CANADA

i would watch less t.v. ,use eletric utensils less often.
- Kristina - Age: 9 - From JAMAICA

turn the lights off when you don't need them
- Scott - Age: 7 - From AUSTRALIA

i can use different ways to do things so i will not waste any power untill i really need it.
- Payton - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

you want to know what i can do to save the electricty well keep the lights out
- Kaykay - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

i would turn off my computer and all the lights
- Lagrant - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

dont let your mum or dad leave the tv on standbuy.
- Brandon - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

where i am not present i will put off fans and lights.
- Tasha - Age: 13 - From INDIA

Open the windows instead of using the air conditioner, wash your hands using cold water instead of hot or warm (even if you have a gas water-heater since burning gas makes CO2 too)
- Corey - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I would turn off the lights when I am finished. I would turn off all the powerpoints when I am not using them. I think that this will help me save energy at my home and at school. You should electricity by turning the lights off when you are done.
- Amber - Age: 13 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

turn off lights throughout my house, turn off my radio when I'm done with it, turn off television, turn off bedside lamp.
- Katie - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

You can not keep the water running when you are brushing your teeth. Also always remember to shut off the lights when you go any place. Don't leave the t.v. or computer on to long. There are some ideas I hope you will use.
- Lisa - Age: 13 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

shut off lights when not using them and don't sleep with lights and T.V. on
- Abigail - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

i think we should save electricity by using candles for light and living like the pilgrims did.
- Ciarra - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Well we can turn off the lights when we are done with them.I all ways turn off the lights when i am done with them.
- Jaycie - Age: 10 - From CANADA

unpluge stuff and take out batterys and that is all
- Kaitlin - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

do not keep lights on for a long time
- Antonio - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Well I can do everything. I am not going to use electricity and start planting more trees! I love this world and I want to keep it around as long as i can!
- Alyze - Age: 15 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

To save electricity try doing some of the fallowing, turn off the lights if your not in the room. if its bright outside dont turn on lights.
Some of the littlest things can change the whole world.
- Olivia - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

i can turn of the electricity when i am not using it so i can provide using electricity

- Mary - Age: 10 - From BAHRAIN

keep the electricity off every time you go somewere are when you go to sleep.

- Keya - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

well i can tell my mom to stay off of the compter, play outside more often then wathing T.V. and wake a walk!
- Tristan - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

you can keep your lights off when your not watching tv.
- Alaysia - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

i think i can not leave my computer on any more very long when i leave my room or house
- Karleigh - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I can shut it off when I am not useing it.

- Heather - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I think that to when its the day time you should have lights off {except like if your in the basement}.
- Brandon - Age: 14 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I can save electricity a lot of ways. Like only have lights on when I need them. And dont watch tv every second.
- Leah - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

we can not use lights if we dont need them
- Kitkat - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I make sure all the lights, computers, cookers, are all turned off.
- Sophie - Age: 8 - From UNITED KINGDOM

you guys are so kool.
- Michael - Age: 15 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Turn off lights you don't need to have on and turn off machines you are not using.
- Greta - Age: 7 - From AUSTRALIA

We should the reduce the use of t.v. or radio to the barest minimum.We should also not leave lights and fans working when not needed.
- Apurwa - Age: 9 - From INDIA

when i leave i always make sure the stove is off and the lights.
- Chantrel - Age: 7 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I would turn off the tv when my dad is using another tv some where else.he thinks he can watch two tv's when there in different rooms.
- Sabrina - Age: 14 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

well, i can turn the lights off when I leave a room and just simple things like that that all kids can do.
- Alex - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

What I do to save energy is, when I leave a room or go somewhere, I turn all the lights out that aren't being used.
- Sydney - Age: 12 - From CANADA

We can turn off all of or lights when we are not using them and be sure that we are not having the Telivision, lights, and other electronics on when we are not using them.
- Kayla - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

we could save it by getting pepole in groups and go round and say stuff
- Cameryn - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I think by not wacthing television and using the stove so much.
- Safi - Age: 9 - From CANADA

I always turn things off after i use them
- Emily - Age: 9 - From UNITED KINGDOM

when your not using something that needs electricty turn the switch off

- Samantha - Age: 10 - From UNITED KINGDOM

Well, use the electricity the right way.It's better and saves more electricity.Be aware of what you do to the electricity.
- Sammy - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

well i would tell my family to help me with this projectby doing these things: 1.only use the power when needed 2. don't whatch to much T.V 3.never take to long of showers.
- Hailey - Age: 11 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I turn off the t.v when no one is watching it.
- Omar - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

what i can do to save electricity is to not use many lightbulbs, or TVs
- Kelsey - Age: 15 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

don't leave all the lights on if no one is in the room so you can save eletricity in your home so your parents don't have to pay so much money when the eletric bill comes
- Katelyn - Age: 10 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

Turn off all the lights in the house for other people to use the electricity
- Alayjah - Age: 8 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

i love this website, it's kidsafe!
- Shamar - Age: 9 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)

I think the things we can do to save electricity are, turn off lights when you are not in a room, turn off computers when you are not using them, use a lot of solar powered things. I think that will help to save electricity a lot. We need our Earth to be safe if we want a better and brighter future for our children.
- Elizabeth - Age: 12 - From UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)




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