Comments | conspiratorsb: Earth Hour

conspiratorsb

Earth Hour

Mar 27, 2009 07:50

Last year, I thought of Earth Hour as a clever gimmick. I mean, yes, one hour of lower electricity consumption is a good thing but if we really want to save our planet, it takes more than an hour a year. Then I read this article on Yahoo News this morning. One hour of less electricity usage reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 840,000 pounds in ( Read more... )

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10_rose March 27 2009, 16:13:27 UTC

If Vegas does, you should grab the camera and take pictures of the lost tourists!

I can only imagine what a dark Vegas would do to the crime rate on the Strip....

canutius March 27 2009, 19:29:53 UTC

Hmmmm, maybe I should take part. But only if allowed to use my Ipod.

10_rose March 27 2009, 22:50:25 UTC

I would think so, so long as it's not plugged in? My brother asked about his game boy when I asked if he wanted to do it. No way would I be able to get Mum to. I'm the one that has to turn the lights off around here all the time.

conspiratorsb March 27 2009, 22:56:14 UTC

I think the only requirement is to turn all your lights off. The only reason I considered turning off my computers etc was because I don't actually use lights all that often. So turning our lights off for an hour wouldn't really contribute to the goal of reducing electricity usage in my household.

We have decided to read by battery-powered lantern.