earth hour 28th of march

abdulrahmanwael
By abdulrahmanwael

by turning off your light during earth hour(8:30 to 9:30) you are making a stand a against global warming in the global campaign launched by national geographic since 2007. www.earthhour.org

By SS• 28 Mar 2009 17:16
SS

A global call by switching off our lights from 2030H to 2130H tonight.

By Alpha_Wolf• 28 Mar 2009 17:10
Alpha_Wolf

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"A Wise Man knows what he does not know!"

By Alpha_Wolf• 28 Mar 2009 17:09
Alpha_Wolf

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"A Wise Man knows what he does not know!"

By Alpha_Wolf• 28 Mar 2009 17:08
Alpha_Wolf

If people are TRULY against Global Warming (If there really is such a thing) then they would change their lifestyles and not just turn off the lights for an hour.

"I am against global warming as long as other people are doing something about it while I carry own with my normal wasteful practices!!"

Simply a guilt release mechanism

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"A Wise Man knows what he does not know!"

By abdulrahmanwael• 28 Mar 2009 16:35
abdulrahmanwael

its about seeing if people are actually against global warming and how many, and not about saving energy 4 an hour that would be simply useless. and the question ur asking is the same one i asked my self yesterday

By Happy Happy• 27 Mar 2009 23:48
Rating: 4/5
Happy Happy

I respect this initiative and participated, to a great extent (Left the fridge on), last year. It's good to raise awareness.

But this year, I’m revisiting the purpose of conserving energy for an hour, then resuming unfriendly environment habits throughout the year.

I'm not sure how the benefits are measured and how much power is being saved on that day, at each country’s local time.

Also, suppose a whole country, even a city or a small town switched off lights, and turned them back on almost simultaneously, would that affect circuits or cause any shortage somehow?

Many questions?

Salam

By Vegas• 27 Mar 2009 21:22
Vegas

You can't teach experience...

By abdulrahmanwael• 27 Mar 2009 21:21
abdulrahmanwael

i just hope people actually participate

By cathy_len• 27 Mar 2009 14:46
Rating: 5/5
cathy_len

1. Attend a local Earth Hour event or organise your own by throwing an Earth

Hour street party with your neighbours

2. Gather family & friends for a night picnic in your local park and look at the

stars

3. Enjoy a family dinner by candlelight

4. Organise a treasure hunt in the dark

5. Take the dog for a night walk

6. Have a candle-lit bath

7. Sit in the dark and share stories

8. Organise a family night playing board games

9. Share a romantic night in with your loved one

10. Upload your ‘on the night’ photos and videos to flickr and YouTube

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