"Killing Phantoms" is basically unplugging your electronic devices. It is believed that only 5% of energy drawn from cell phone chargers are used to charge phones. the other 95% is wasted energy drawn as your charger sits plugged into the outlet and not connected to the phone. TV's and VCR's alone waste a billion dollars in lost energy a year in the USA.
So what can we do?
Unplug what ever is not used (chargers, hairdryers, razors, kitchen appliances, etc.), Buy EnergyStar Appliances when you can, it will cut the "phantom" energy by 50%, Plug as many appliances as you can into a power strip and turn it off when not in use. Try using a power strip in all rooms of the house.
If one million households eliminate half their "phantom" power loads it will eliminate 150,000 tons of CO2 per year.
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One thing you never want to do is buy a "frost-full" or manual defrost freezer. It has made my life miserable and this Saturday, I'm finally getting rid of it!! Sears is delivering a frost-free freezer to our house and hauling it away. Yippppeeee! I believed the reviews, that said it was "easy" to defrost a freezer, that you only have to do it 2-3X a year. Hah! You have to defrost it 12X a year if you want to keep your food from falling out and jamming your toe every time you open it. Honestly, it's not worth the energy savings of $10/yr. nor the $50-100 over a frost-free model (or $500 if you have to buy a new one like me!).
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