What A Difference A Bulb Makes? Scilly Archipelago Wants To Show Us How
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 10:49
in Earth & Climate
What a difference a bulb makes? On the 6th of November the 2100 habitants of the Isles of Scilly - a small British archipelago just off the mainland – will be asking this and a little more, by switching off for 24 hours all unused electrical apparatus, while measuring online, and in real time, the energy saved. This unique event aims to raise awareness of climate change and energy wastage, whilst showing how easy it is to make a real difference. All this is part of the “Isle of Scilly Earth Summit” that launches this weekend (3/4 October) with talks by islanders from all over the world followed by the energy saving day (E-Day) on the 6th of October. read more