Household rules vary quite a bit from home to home, but there's one that most of us grew up hearing over and over again: "Turn off the lights when you leave the room!" If you had parents who were at ...

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There's a decades-old myth that says it's cheaper to leave your house lights on all the time than to turn them on and off when you enter and exit a room. The belief is so widespread that even the ...

We’ve all seen it: cars on the highway without lights. It’s a safety risk, those drivers who are failing to turn their vehicle’s lights on while driving in the dark. State police tell us it’s one of ...

Growing up, I watched my mom always leave the lights on for our cat and dog whenever we left them home alone. She insisted she did this for their comfort, but my dad always said it was really for hers ...

Yellow-bellied sapsucker killed in building collision. Audubon North Carolina is asking North Carolinians to turn non-essential lights off at night from March 15 to May 30 to protect migrating birds.

Many of us grew up hearing our parents repeat, “Turn off the lights when you leave the room!” It was a household mantra passed down by energy-conscious parents trying to cut costs and implement a ...

Experts say technology has changed, and so has the value of manually turning off the lights in your home. Saving energy is about small, consistent habits paired with the use of smart technology. Use ...