The money we're talking about is being spent on energy, and every time you turn off a light that's not needed, it's just like finding money. When you start a Watt Watchers patrol you will walk through your school buildings looking for energy waste, and when you find an empty room where energy is being wasted you will first turn off the light and then write a ticket. Actually your parents must pay this bill with their taxes. However, saving money is not the only reason to save energy. In fact, it may not be the most important reason.
Most electricity is made by burning fossil fuels like coal, gas or oil.
When we use fossil fuels to create energy we also create pollution. We pollute our air, water and the land. For a long time we have been using fossil fuels for most of our energy needs and in fact we've already used more than half of all fossil fuels. The Energy Center P. O. Box 68660, El Paso, Texas 79968.