Turn down heat and put on a sweater. It’s National Sweater Day
Posted Feb 6, 2014 07:26:17 AM.
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The provincial government is encouraging everyone to is encouraging everyone to put on a sweater and turn down the thermostat today.
It’s National Sweater Day, which encourages Canadians to conserve energy.
If every Canadian turned down their thermostat in the winter it could save 2.2 megatonnes of carbon dioxide per year — equal to taking 350 thousand cars off the road.
And Ontarians are being encouraged to replace all those old light bulbs with new compact fluorescents or L-E-D lights.