Isn.t it ironic That the government is telling us to conserve electricity on illuminated bill boards?

Question

How many KW are being wasted by all of these bill boards and they tell us to switch to CFL bulbs and unplug our beer fridges and freezers.

Answer 1

It is. I saw a newscaster standing on the street in NYC talking about power usage and all the billboards flashing in the background. Do we really need those? I don't think so. We are bombarded by ads everywhere we go. And I for one, pay no attention to them, in fact, they aggravate me, and probably most other people also. Just think of the power savings if they were all turned off.

Answer 2

I remember one year when I lived in Ohio and there was a problem with too much electric usage and it was that Christmas when everything was dark, no lights anywhere and people complied with the city's mandate. That was a different time though. But, maybe it can be done and countrywide if not worldwide working as a team.

Answer 3

Look at it from a different perspective. What if they consume 1,000 kw but they save 10,000?

Don't everybody get self-righteous about what the other guy does. Don't waste electricity or any resource. It makes sense, saves you money, and there is a cummulative effect if enough people come on board.

Answer 4

the point is not what amount is wasted but the point is the message for long term application to the community one illuminated bill board may have good consumption of electricity but the message is being given to a lot of people that will have a large impact on the daily consumption of city and cost effective to inhabitants also.

Answer 5

Yes ironic. And obviously they should illuminate those billboards with CFLs or other highly efficient light system. Perhaps power those lights with a solar system to get them off the grid.

Answer 6

I'm trying to say this once, and clearly. When the consumers, that's us, are busy driving past billboards and considering economic choices pro and con, we are looking directly at the shiny object they are holding, not the picture of evaporated atmosphere due to thermal pollution and frontier ethics. Remember the frontier? Where civilizations and ecosystems fell to the advance of mass migrations.
That boardroom meeting where the decisions are made, benefitting the corporations, their shareholders and the cause of exploitation of resources and people; "Don't look at that! Look over here, at what you can do to help." Oh, sure.
So please, the never ending story is a fiction; there is stewardship, or there is ruin.

Answer 7

How about these utility companies who leave the lights on 24 hours a day in their air conditioned, non window opening headquarters buildings?

Answer 8

Isnt it ironic we keep voting them into office? Isnt it ironic we keep supporting companies that do harm to the world? Isnt it ironic that there is nothing we can do about it because for every one person that does do something there are 20 more that just dont care?

Answer 9

No, it's not ironic. It's likely a very cost effective way to inform people about CFL lights. Spending a little energy now to save a lot in the future is only as ironic as somebody taking out a loan.

How about this: "Isn't it ironic that retailers spend money to purchase inventory they plan on selling?"

Answer 10

Ya... They are telling us what to do and yet they are not doing what they are saying... They are not a good role models. I think, they are just giving that awareness to fulfill their projects or to have much popularity or to have a good reputation or that other sort of things.