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Thinking about the environment can save money in the home and the office. This gallery has images of low energy light bulbs, bicycles, paper bags, and fuel efficient cars. Using fewer resources, consuming less energy and producing less waste is a good idea. Our society is very inefficient. We throw away too much and we waste too many resources. These images show some of the small changes our society is making to be less wasteful.
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sealord > The electricity price went up in Guernsey in April 2007. To counteract this we replaced incandescent bulbs with energy saving bulbs. Our electricity consumption has declined ten percent as a consequence of turning lights out when not in use and of turning off all appliances at the socket when not in use. We purchased the low energy bulbs in the image from B & Q Ltd. in Guernsey. These bulbs will help us cut our electricity bill further. The early low energy bulbs didn't always have a pleasing light but newer bulbs, when they warm up, provide a good quality of light. File name: low energy light bulbs 100907 767 fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > This handy and simple to use electricity meter is made for both the USA and the UK market. This image shows the UK version which has a three prong plug (live, neutral and earth). The meter is plugged into the wall socket and the appliance is plugged into the meter. The meter reads the voltage, the ampage, the watts, the Hertz and the KWH. The yellow button on the right is for both the total KWH of electricity used and the total time that the meter has been working. To find out the number of KWH used per hour just divide the time which is shown as hours and minutes as a decimal (for example 2 hours 30 minutes would be 2.5) into the total KWH to find out how much electricity is used per hour. The timer on the meter runs to 99 hours and 59 minutes before going back to 00:00. This image shows the meter with a reading of 2849 watts while the kettle boils water. Fortunately the kettle is on for only a few minutes at a time. A tumble dryer can use the same amount of electricity and it can be on for several hours at a time. In the UK until Christmas 2007 the meter appears to be at the lowest price at the following web site: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L61AQ&DOY=23m10 At the moment the meter costs about £15 plus shipping. This meter is a helpful tool to find out which appliances around the house cost the most to use. I know now that my refrigerator costs £189 per year to run and that the tumble dryer is by far the biggest consumer of electricity in my home. The meter itself uses a tiny amount of electricity. File No. 011107 1492 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > I saw this Herman Melville quote on a plaque at the Sag Harbour whaling museum in Eastern Long Island, New York. The discovery and drilling for petroleum helped save some of the great whales from extinction. (The northern right whale may still become extinct as only about 300 individuals remain although at one time the population was down to 60.) Whale oil was widely used for heating, lighting and lubrication. It stuck me that people are dying because of the conflict over petroleum today just as men died harvesting whales. Melville pleads with his readers not to waste oil because the securing of oil supplies costs lives. File Name: Sag Harbour whaling museum Melville Quote 280807 fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Bicycle lanes are particularly useful in areas of relatively flat terrain. Regrettably few people were seen using this cycling lane on Route 114 between Sag Harbour and East Hampton in Eastern Long Island, New York. Although the cycle lane is broad and well marked the speed of adjacent vehicular traffic could deter some people from using this lane. The Dutch have the greatest network of bicycle lanes and many of these lanes are separated from the main road by a grass verge or a row of trees. Bicycle lanes that are separate from the main road are obviously safer. File Name: Sag Harbour- East Hampton 114 bike lane 310807 438 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > A school in Schagen in North Holland provides more space for parking bicycles than for parking cars.
sealord > A seven-seat bicycle for hire to tour the Broadway theatre district in Manhattan, New York. Photographed in Times Square on 5 April 2005.
sealord > This man bought his electric motor assisted bicycle from Adventure Cycles in St. Martins, Guernsey. His Powabyke allows him to effortlessly negotiate Guernsey's hills. Photographed on the 18th October 2007 in a St. Martin lane. File No. 181007 1390 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Engineer Mark Parr, founder of The Electric Vehicle Company in Guernsey, sits in his electric Smart Car, which he converted. The car contains eight batteries that power the electric motor, which gives the car a range of 20 to 35 miles. Mark will soon be swapping the lead-acid batteries for lithium ion batteries which will increase the car's range for a full charge to 50 miles. Lithium ion batteries will also last ten years or more so they should last the life of the car. At the price of Guernsey electricity Mark can fully charge the car for £0.26 which means that the car costs about one penny ($0.02 at current exchange rate) per mile to run. The car is perfect for short distance commuting and ideally suits island living. It is very quiet and it produces no exhaust emissions. It is easy to park as it can be parked perpendicularly to the pavement (sidewalk). Guernsey receives currently about 50% of its electricity from France. The rest is generated by an oil fired power station in Guernsey. Only about 5% of the electricity from France is produced from fossil fuels so the car is responsible for approximately 20 to 30 grams of C02 per kilometre based on the percentage of electricity produced by fossil fuels. As more and more electricity is produced from renewable resources this figure will go down. Mark has produced an ideal solution for island and city commuting. To contact the Electric Vehicle Company in Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain call +44 (0)1481 264434 File No. 181007 1370 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
sealord > Guernsey engineer Mark Parr sits in the Smart Car he converted to electric power. The car contains 8 batteries which currently give the car a range of 20 to 35 miles. In Guernsey it costs £0.26 to fully charge the batteries so the car costs about one penny per mile to run. The car can be plugged into any UK household 13 amp socket to charge up. Mark can currently do the petrol engine to battery power conversion for about £6000.00 but the price could come down with economies of scale. Mark has set up The Electric Vehicle Company in Guernsey Tel: +44 (0)1481 264434. FAX +44 (0)1481 268153 to do the conversions File No. 181007 1365 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net Guernsey Electric Vehicle Co Mark Parr 181007 1365
Bicycle lanes are particularly useful in areas of relatively flat terrain. Regrettably few people were seen using this cycling lane on Route 114 between Sag Harbour and East Hampton in Eastern Long Island, New York. Although the cycle lane is broad and well marked the speed of adjacent vehicular traffic could deter some people from using this lane. The Dutch have the greatest network of bicycle lanes and many of these lanes are separated from the main road by a grass verge or a row of trees. Bicycle lanes that are separate from the main road are obviously safer.

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> Bicycle lanes are particularly useful in areas of relatively flat terrain. Regrettably few people were seen using this cycling lane on Route 114 between Sag Harbour and East Hampton in Eastern Long Island, New York. Although the cycle lane is broad and well marked the speed of adjacent vehicular traffic could deter some people from using this lane. The Dutch have the greatest network of bicycle lanes and many of these lanes are separated from the main road by a grass verge or a row of trees. Bicycle lanes that are separate from the main road are obviously safer. File Name: Sag Harbour- East Hampton 114 bike lane 310807 438 ©RLLord fishinfo@guernsey.net
Bicycle lanes are particularly useful in areas of relatively flat terrain. Regrettably few people were seen using this cycling lane on Route 114 between Sag Harbour and East Hampton in Eastern Long Island, New York. Although the cycle lane is broad and well marked the speed of adjacent vehicular traffic could deter some people from using this lane. The Dutch have the greatest network of bicycle lanes and many of these lanes are separated from the main road by a grass verge or a row of trees. Bicycle lanes that are separate from the main road are obviously safer.

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