Nero Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Chav, > Mebbe you also read the Guardian article last week > about how people think that if they recycle their > mags and give their old clothes to charity, and > not forget to switch off the telly at night etc. > then they are doing their bit for the environment > and all is well. The writer argued that these > things have a very, very small effect, and that > other things like consuming much less, flying much > less and cutting down on driving is more > important. Nero It only has a very small effect if you're judging on an individual basis. Leaving your phone charger plugged in 24/7, 365 day p y will, in monetary terms save you ?3 a year (god knows how much energy that is!). But if the whole nation did it...