Questions tagged [energy-use]

My university's IT department has recently sent everybody an email asking us to leave our computers on at night, every night, so that they can do remote maintenance. They say "Despite what you may believe, modern PCs use very little energy when not…

What's the difference between a synthetics mode and a cotton mode of a washing machine, and does it have any environmental relevance? I think it's better to put it all together and wash in one go than to subdivide your laundry into two smaller…