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  • a little adds up to a lot,” if all those “littles” are somehow focused into a

    single “lot” – for example, if one million people donate £10 to one accident-

    victim, then the victim receives £10 million. That’s a lot. But power is a

    very different thing. We all use power. So to achieve a “big difference”

    in total power consumption, you need almost everyone to make a “big”

    difference to their own power consumption.
  • by reducing our population
    • barca2002
      Barca2002 on 2009-07-30
      I think it's important to note that on current trends the UK population and hence UK energy demands will grow by 10% by 2030 to 70 million. Source UK Government Statistics.
  • tonycurzonprice
    tonycurzonprice on 2009-04-21
    OK .. Here is the answer to my earlier quibble doubting the untruth of "every little bit helps" ...

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