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Live Below the Line on $2 a day
Hello Guys :)
Usually I wouldn’t approach my Tumblr friends for money, but I will be living on less than $2 a day for five days soon and was wondering whether I would be able to get some fundraising done on here!
I only need each Tumblr follower to donate no more than 0.50 cents each and I would reach my target (or there abouts!).
My profile is here.
Thank you in advance to those who help me out!
Q:Hey, was quite interested in your post about the street lighting. I think the difficulty with replacing lights is really down to the cost. My hometown, Birmingham, UK, is currently replacing every single street light with energy saving alternatives but the scale of the investment is absolutely massive. Luckily the money was set aside before government budget cuts, but now it is far more difficult authorities to justify the cost when they're cutting vital services elsewhere.
I agree, and it should not be done if a city has no money. However, in the long run, the replacement will lower energy costs and reduce carbon. I guess you have to think, “Well, do we look at the short term savings in not undertaking the project, or look at the long term benefit?”.
Adelaide has done it again.
10 % of the city street lights have all been replaced with LEDs. 405 lights in total have been replaced.
Why is it so hard for every city around the world to invest in such a simple program? City initiatives to reduce energy consumption has led to (in the face of increased growth and more people entering the city every day) carbon emissions being reduced in the city (in total) by 7.7 % between 2006 and 2010.
Small change, big impact.
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