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Making Gore's Switch Isn't Quite So Simple
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Which brings us, improbably, back to light switches -- not the giant ones in Gore's commercials but the small ones on your wall. One important step toward a "green" power grid, local officials say, is keeping the demand for power from increasing. That means buying energy-efficient appliances and light bulbs and turning down the air conditioner on summer nights. And it means something as simple as turning off unneeded lights.
"This is an issue that is firmly within the grasp of individuals," said George S. Hawkins, director of the D.C. Department of the Environment. "Each one of us can reduce our demand."
It's a start, anyway. And that's a switch it won't take a decade to make.
David A. Fahrenthold covers the environment for The Post's Metro staff.
