Christmas lights suck up a tiny fraction of all the electricity Americans use annually, but it's more than some developing nations consume in an entire year, researchers have found. El Salvador, Cambodia and Tanzania are some of the countries that use less power than the seasonal lights Americans string up, according to the Center for Global Development. US uses more energy on Xmas lights than Ethiopia does for whole economy. Maybe we shouldn't lecture them on dams? pic.twitter.com/thmq9F4M...
U.S. Christmas Lights Burn More Energy Than Some Nations In A Year
The Huffington Post - 24 Dec 2015 17:43
Christmas lights suck up a tiny fraction of all the electricity Americans use annually, but it's more than some developing nations consume in an entire year, researchers have found. El Salvador, Cambodia and Tanzania are some of the countries that use less power than the seasonal lights Americans string up, according to the Center for Global Development. US uses more energy on Xmas lights than Ethiopia does for whole economy. Maybe we shouldn't lecture them on dams? pic.twitter.com/thmq9F4M...
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