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arstechnica.com - 11/19/2008

Report: Want to be a green gamer? Turn off your console

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Here in the USA, citizens use nearly twice as much electricity per person as the English. Of course, this isn't really all that surprising, since the cost of electricity here is only two-thirds what it is in the UK. But that doesn't mean US residents should be unconcerned with energy ...

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The energy used to run video game consoles could power San Diego for a year
DVICE Atom Feed — ... management features, we could save approximately 11 billion kWh of electricity per year, cut our nation's electricity bill by more than $1 billion per year, and avoid emissions of more than 7 million tons of CO₂ each year." You don't leave all the lights on when you go to sleep, do you? Turn off your game console, too — just save and head to bed. Check out the NRDC report for more tips on how to cut back on your power usage. NRDC, via Ars Technica

Question of the Day: Do You Leave Your Game Console Running? [Question Of The Day]
Gizmodo — ... is hard to break. So, my question is: do you leave your game console running when you are not playing? Do You Leave Your Game Consoles Running When You're Not Playing? ( polls) Results from "Do You Plan to Gadget Shop on Black Friday?" Yes 18% Yes, but I'm sticking with online stores. 17% Yes, I will try online and brick and mortar stores. 11% No 37% Maybe 17% [NRDC via Ars Technica via DVICE] ...