Comments on: Save Energy and a Whole Lot More By Turning Off the T.V. http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Active parenting and child nutrition « tumblon http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/#comment-22131 Active parenting and child nutrition « tumblon Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:20:07 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/#comment-22131 [...] already intuited it, there’s something you can do: turn off the television. (Beth Bader at Eco Child’s Play gives further helpful support for this approach, based on the findings of the Kaiser [...] [...] already intuited it, there’s something you can do: turn off the television. (Beth Bader at Eco Child’s Play gives further helpful support for this approach, based on the findings of the Kaiser [...]

]]> By: Proof There Really is Nothing Good on Kids’ TV http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/#comment-3528 Proof There Really is Nothing Good on Kids’ TV Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:07:31 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/#comment-3528 [...] the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Like we needed a study to tell us parents this. Still, with the average kid watching FOUR HOURS of television per day, some of us haven’t figured it out [...] [...] the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Like we needed a study to tell us parents this. Still, with the average kid watching FOUR HOURS of television per day, some of us haven’t figured it out [...]

]]> By: Active parenting and child nutrition :: Parenting is serious fun: The Tumblon blog http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/#comment-3526 Active parenting and child nutrition :: Parenting is serious fun: The Tumblon blog Fri, 23 May 2008 17:01:45 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/#comment-3526 [...] already intuited it, there’s something you can do: turn off the television. (Beth Bader at Eco Child’s Play gives further helpful support for this approach, based on the findings of the Kaiser [...] [...] already intuited it, there’s something you can do: turn off the television. (Beth Bader at Eco Child’s Play gives further helpful support for this approach, based on the findings of the Kaiser [...]

]]> By: Graham http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/#comment-3527 Graham Fri, 23 May 2008 16:25:32 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/05/22/save-energy-and-a-whole-lot-more-by-turning-off-the-tv/#comment-3527 We're also a tv-free household. So I don't think you're odd. We've come to the same conclusions for many of the same reasons. I would be curious to know what the energy cost is of having so many televisions on for such a long time each day (in addition to all of the issues you've identified). If I'm not mistaken, turning off the TV would have a much greater environmental impact than replacing all the bulbs in your house with the 'super-efficient mini CFLs.' We’re also a tv-free household. So I don’t think you’re odd. We’ve come to the same conclusions for many of the same reasons.

I would be curious to know what the energy cost is of having so many televisions on for such a long time each day (in addition to all of the issues you’ve identified). If I’m not mistaken, turning off the TV would have a much greater environmental impact than replacing all the bulbs in your house with the ‘super-efficient mini CFLs.’

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