Environmentally-Friendly

How do you spend you Wednesday nights? Did you know that the first Wednesday of each month is officially “Lights Off Australia” night?

To participate, all you have to do is turn off your lights at home, and all unnecessary lights at work, too. That is, turn off any lights you aren’t using - but I’d like to set the challenge to find ways to reduce how may lights you need to use as well.

Maybe that’s the night to make sure the kids do their homework in the same room as Mum and dad are sitting in so only one light is needed in the entire house. Or a good night to have a candlelight dinner, pull out the camping lantern, sit and talk around a fire or candle instead of read under lights - what other ways can we cut back on our light use?

Let’s face it, for one night a month we should be able to manage! Of course, you can do a Tuesday or Friday night if that suits better, and you can do it more often than once a month, too! But even once a month will help reduce our electricity use and develop better habits.

You can learn more about Lights Off Australia at the Cool the globe website.