The hospital also hopes to save millions by turning off lights and computers when not in use.
Many of the measures introduced as part of London's action plan target homes and offices by encouraging energy conservation through simple measures such as turning off lights or subsidized roof insulation.
When asked to rank the single most effective way to save energy, participants typically endorsed activities with small savings, such as turning off lights, while ignoring what they could economise on larger devices.
"Given that the government is saying local communities should have more say in their futures, perhaps the decisions on turning off lights should be made by the communities affected, not Shropshire Council, " he added.
It's easy to see how turning off street lights might be bad for safety, but Buckinghamshire, for one, refutes the suggestion.
The only sacrifice he asked people to make was turning off the lights and checking the pressure in their tires.
Surely more thoughtful ways can be devised to help depressed areas than simply turning off the lights and shutting the door.
Such an announcement will also help reassure Afghans that the United States won't be simply turning off the lights in Afghanistan in December 2014.
Here the argument is that practices our interrogators at Guantanamo use, such as never turning off the lights, playing music loudly and so on violate this amendment.
Of course there are plenty of other ways to improve efficiency, including using efficient appliances, weatherizing homes and that time-honored tradition your parents taught you: turning off the lights when you leave the room.
Customers can minimize power surges by turning off appliances, lights and other equipment, except for one task light to determine when power has been restored.
Other cities in Indiana have been turning off their street lights to save money in a time of extremely tight local government budgets, notes Graham.
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Planned changes include turning off some street lights, reducing the number of lights in some residential streets, and dimming lights on main roads, between midnight and the early hours.
Given that it is economic growth which makes life better for people it really does seem absurd to be turning lights off in the hope of creating better lives for people.
BetOnSports made millions from taking wagers in what was a virtual gambling establishment, but now the Internet firm is turning the lights off for good on its U.S. operations, and around 800 "real-life" employees are losing their jobs.
Muting or silencing libertarian views would basically mean turning off many of the brightest lights of Western civilization.
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When she was woken by the sudden snap of lights turning on and the sound of her window fan whirring to life, she took off the necklace and placed it back in her dresser drawer.
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