Alex Richardson

I picked the "Turn it off" as my daily challenge because I've always kept my lights or whatever I was using on. I didn't realize how much energy I was actually using up on a daily basis, let alone a annual basis. I always had just let the thought of how much energy I actually use, because I never thought of the impact I would have on the environment and the amount of greenhouse gases that would be produced from me using all of that energy. I knew that this would be a good challenge for me because I was never used to turning my laptop fully off, or turning off the power strip that has the tv and other appliances on it. It was hard for me at first to remember to turn everything off because I was in such a habit of not turning it off. It took me a couple of days to actually get into the routine of turning everything off. This challenge has been really helping me realize how much energy I actually used compared to how much I can really save by turning my electronics fully of instead of just to sleep mode. I realized how much greenhouse gases I was actually emitting. Because I was using so much energy, it took a lot to produce that energy. But now because of this challenge I know better now.