Earth hour
Lights off from 20:30 to 21:30 today. TVs and computers off too.. and don't drive your car between 20:30 and 21:30. Take the battery out of your laptop, your mobile, and unplug the videorecorder and the refrigerator.
I made that last sentence up. Although if you are a perfectionist, that is what you will do. If you are not a perfectionist and just want to show other people that you are conscious there is a problem and willing to participate in a solution, you can simply turn off the lights.
Hong Kong in the dark, and there hasn't even been an earthquake!
I made that last sentence up. Although if you are a perfectionist, that is what you will do. If you are not a perfectionist and just want to show other people that you are conscious there is a problem and willing to participate in a solution, you can simply turn off the lights.
Hong Kong in the dark, and there hasn't even been an earthquake!
I love the idea of Earth Hour, but in reality will you switch everything off? Truly?
ReplyDeleteRead this article, I found it quite interesting..
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/03/why-your-office-wont-be-taking.html
Soz, I have to comment again because I forgot to click on the follow up comments box.. Doh!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing, security-wise. Fortunately, my office is really really small... But I won't unplug the refrigerator.
ReplyDeleteUnplugging the fridge means throwing away food. And aftrewards the fridge consumens longer energy.
ReplyDeleteI will plugin some extra appliances like my iron and some lights (which I normally never use) to save the powerplants. A suddeen loss of powerconsumption may be bad for the powergenerators and repairing those may be worse.
I'm more in favor of less energyconsumption throughout the whole year and not just 1 hour.
We must actually switch off the vehicles too and save the environment.
ReplyDeleteI think here there is not the Earth Hour, I haven't heard of it.
ReplyDeleteAbout time, tonight we change our clocks forwards one hour: with this we will save a lot of money, it seems about 100 millions euros.
@Indrani : too right.
ReplyDelete@Xiwel : you are joking!? I can see where you are coming from, but you should have rented or borrowed a few solariums and electrical heaters and stuff. One little iron and some lamps are not going to compensate all the power that will not be consumed ...
Oh yes, yes, there is the Earth Hour! I've just now heard about it on the radio :-)
ReplyDeleteI have heard about Earth Hour, I going to lay down on the couch, lights off.
ReplyDelete@Pietro : just in time!
ReplyDeleteActually when I look out my widow all other windows I can see are dark already. I am late or.. everyone is out!
@Dick : set the alarm, you might fall asleep only to wake up tomorrow morning... :-D
ReplyDeleteI've brought out some candles and a book.
So I forgot about it and joined-in with the timezones of New York thru Hawaii. :-)
ReplyDeleteI participated. My daughter was none to happy to miss her shows, but she lived. Fancy that!
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