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If we Americans were to equip our
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by nearly a third. (Check out
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Day 7: Write a letter to President
George W. Bush or Congress, urging
changes in our country's energy policy.
We have ways to lower energy con-
sumption in our own homes, but we
also need to change our nation's ener-
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Write to the president, representa-
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Day 8: Have a candlelight dinner.
Roughly, a quarter of the total elec-
tricity generated in the U.S. — $37
billion — is used for lighting. This is
more electricity than the continents of
South America and Africa combined
use for all purposes.
Tonight, let's shut off all our lights
for an hour and enjoy the glowing
Chanukiah (Chanukah menorah)
along with our latkes.
— Statistics come from Earth Day's
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