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Use electricity wisely

Hans De Keulenaer on October 22, 2007 | 95445 Views | 1 Comment

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It's always good to practice what one's preaching, especially if it's done in such a powerful way. Eskom's advertising campaign for saving electricity. 

I would appreciate other advertising ideas to communicate energy efficiency or conservation. 

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Photo #1 by Doug Powell on October 26, 2007 at 3:44 p.m.

I like this one, seems effective - doug

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