Turn off this computer!

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Your computer is a major use of energy!  You should already be turning off any electronics you own when they're not in use; now make sure you turn off your computer when you're not using it, and use it less often!  The time you spend surfing the web could be better put to use volunteering and taking action in the real world- or just enjoying the outdoors, or a good book.

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Athene GPetition StarterI'm a high school student, pagan, vegetarian, raised by two atheist Humanists. As a kid I was fed a steady diet of Civil Rights and Union history, animal rights, social justice, and pacifism, with some science as a garnish. I'm a socialist; I fall into basically the same place on the political spectrum as Gandhi (and share a lot of his spiritual beliefs as well). I prefer to say "We must LIVE the change we want to see in the world" because I think it carries stronger connotations of the "Leading by example" message Gandhi intended to convey. I am autistic, and very involved in the Autism Rights and Neurodiversity movements. I also support the Mad Movement. I'm also very interested in alternative education, having been in it ever since I started school.
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The Issue

Your computer is a major use of energy!  You should already be turning off any electronics you own when they're not in use; now make sure you turn off your computer when you're not using it, and use it less often!  The time you spend surfing the web could be better put to use volunteering and taking action in the real world- or just enjoying the outdoors, or a good book.

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Athene GPetition StarterI'm a high school student, pagan, vegetarian, raised by two atheist Humanists. As a kid I was fed a steady diet of Civil Rights and Union history, animal rights, social justice, and pacifism, with some science as a garnish. I'm a socialist; I fall into basically the same place on the political spectrum as Gandhi (and share a lot of his spiritual beliefs as well). I prefer to say "We must LIVE the change we want to see in the world" because I think it carries stronger connotations of the "Leading by example" message Gandhi intended to convey. I am autistic, and very involved in the Autism Rights and Neurodiversity movements. I also support the Mad Movement. I'm also very interested in alternative education, having been in it ever since I started school.
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Petition created on December 5, 2008