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PORTLAND, Ore., March 26, 2008 – The Climate Savers Computing InitiativeSM invites computer users to “click on, then click off” during the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour event on Sat., March 29.
During Earth Hour, participants in cities around the world will turn
off their lights for one hour between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. local time.
Individuals can sign up to participate and make a commitment to
reducing energy consumption in the year ahead at EarthHour.org.
During Earth Hour, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is
encouraging individuals to "click on" computer power management
features, then “click off” (power down) their computers for the
remainder of the hour.
Power management features can automatically
place monitors, hard drives and computers into a low-power “sleep” mode
after a period of inactivity to reduce wasted energy and lower energy
costs. A simple touch of the mouse or keyboard “wakes” the computer,
hard drive and monitor in seconds. Using computer power management can
save more than 600 KWh of electricity per year – more than lowering
your home thermostat by two degrees Fahrenheit in the winter or
replacing six standard light bulbs with compact fluorescents.1
Virtually all PCs in use today support power management, but a study conducted by Harris Interactive®
on behalf of Climate Savers Computing among U.S. adults 18+ who use a
computer at home and/or at work found that only 74 percent of those
surveyed were aware of computer power management.2 Another survey found that 40 percent incorrectly identified what power management is or said they don’t know.3 Computer power management is simple to activate and can save nearly half a ton of CO2 and more than $60 a year in energy costs.4
For instructions on how to turn on power management, visit
www.climatesaverscomputing.org/tools/pwr_mgmt.html.
About Climate Savers Computing
The
Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a nonprofit group of
eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations
dedicated to improving the power efficiency and reducing the energy
consumption of computers. The Initiative is led by Dell, EDS, Google,
HP, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Pacific Gas & Electric and World
Wildlife Fund. Sponsors include AMD, Delta Electronics, eBay, Fujitsu,
Hitachi, Marvell Semiconductor, NEC, Sun and Supermicro. For more
information, visit www.climatesaverscomputing.org
About World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour
Earth
Hour has grown from a single event held by WWF Australia in Sydney to a
global phenomenon that will track across six continents. On March 31,
2007, tens of thousands of homes and businesses all across Sydney
switched off their lights. And for one entire hour on that Saturday
night, much of the city, including such landmarks as the Sydney Opera
House and the Harbor Bridge, went dark. The result was a 10 percent
drop in energy usage and a dramatic increase in awareness of climate
change. An estimated 2.2 million Sydney residents participated,
including actresses Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman, and the event
gained international media coverage. This success prompted WWF to take
the event to a global audience in 2008.
About Harris Interactive
Harris
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and rich history in multimodal research, powered by our science and
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