Recently I heard some sort of public service announcement about energy usage. I don’t recall where I heard it, but I was struck by one part of it. Two kids were talking about energy usage, and one mentioned that your cell phone charger still draws power, even if your cell phone is not plugged in. That is, if you leave the charger plugged into the outlet when not charging, which many people do. I was very suspicious of this claim, […] (Read more)