Hawksbill sea turtle Volume I, Issue 1 One surprising threat to sea turtles is the balloons that people let go. These balloons often float over the ocean before popping, and sea turtles can choke on the pieces of the balloon that fall into the water. Floating balloons look like jellyfish to sea turtles. What is being done to help them?
But still, refrigerators are a big draw on the energy supply. And they're not alone. Small appliances like toasters, hair dryers, coffee makers, vacuum cleaners and curling irons all use more watts than refrigerators do. Ranges and dishwashers do, too (you've probably noticed a trend -- producing heat takes lots of watts).
Because federal appliance efficiency standards have gotten more stringent, new refrigerators use much less energy than those sold in the 1970s. These days, itâs fairly easy to find a full-size refrigerator that requires only 350 to 500 kWh per year â significantly less than the 1,000 kWh/year energy hogs of yore.