Americans have been scratching their chins and chewing their pencils hesitant and confused as to how exactly energy can be conserved. According to a recent survey, people usually overlook the energy saving features of appliances, and have a poor perception of technology like this. People have a lack of knowledge regarding issues like the environment and need to be educated on the subject. For an American today, switching off a light is the best way to energy conservation. What he hasn’t focused on yet is the fact that the light can be energy-efficient too! In the survey, the people interviewed were asked a good way to save energy. Around 55% said grounding their cars seemed best, while just 11.7% spoke of energy efficient cars!

The best path to energy conservation is indeed a better use of the technology we got today, besides just plugging out all our appliances to shorten our electricity bills.

[Greenbiz]