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Green-thinking pupils at Shamblehurst Primary School in Hedge End (From Daily Echo)
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Green-thinking pupils at Shamblehurst Primary School in Hedge End
7:00am Wednesday 3rd March 2010
SWITCHED-ON youngsters are urging you to switch off for one hour for the sake of a greener future.
Green-thinking pupils at Shamblehurst Primary School in Hedge End have launched their Switch Off for One Hour campaign to get more people thinking about saving energy.
To kick things off, students took part in a day of activities, learning about the easy ways to reduce their carbon footprint and how to be greener.
Pupils also took part in a presentation, telling their teachers how they believe their school can change to reduce energy waste.
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Lone Ranger, Southampton says...
7:51am Wed 3 Mar 10
Condor Man wrote:Judging by some of your posts you're not exactly "switched on" during the day
I switch off for 6 or 7 hours at night when I go to bed.
spikey_saint, Hythe says...
8:55am Wed 3 Mar 10
Its the same with the kettle, if you boil too much water the excess heat will dissipate into the room your trying to heat anyway. Insulation is the way to go kids!
Condor Man, Southampton says...
11:30am Wed 3 Mar 10
Lone Ranger wrote:touche! If you mean that I'm not on message with the socialist diatribe you spout you're dead right.
Condor Man wrote: I switch off for 6 or 7 hours at night when I go to bed.Judging by some of your posts you're not exactly "switched on" during the day
Mr Ellis, Southampton says...
11:58am Wed 3 Mar 10
geoff51, Totton says...
5:13pm Wed 3 Mar 10
Mr Ellis wrote:I agree totally with you, schools now seem to toe the corrupt Labour governments line and fill our next generation with unproved theories and airbrush our history to remove any pride that they may have in this wonderful country
Here we go. More government sponsored brain-washing of our children into the myth of global warming and "carbon footprint". This political bias should be kept out of our schools.
Think green and flick the switch. Echo picture by Stuart Martin. Order no: 9988437
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Condor Man, Southampton says...
7:25am Wed 3 Mar 10