Posted by
Average Voter on Sunday, August 03, 2008 4:42:34 PM
This article from the
New York Times tells us why European hotels are so much more eco-friendly than here.
Usually, a guest inserts a card into a slot when entering the room to turn on the electricity. Removing the card (which doubles as the room key) on the way out the door shuts off the power. It is an easy way to conserve energy.
There is also this:
The device is a dual-flush toilet. Instead of one button to operate the toilet, there are two: one for a 0.8-gallon flush (for liquid waste) and one for 1.6 gallons (for solids). The toilets, which average just under one gallon per flush — as opposed to 7 gallons for some older toilets — are standard in much of the world.
But it is pretty clear, if you read the article, we here in the states are really not interested.