Earth Hour is where people voluntarily stop using electrical devices for a period of one hour in order to make a statement about climate change. The time to do it is on Saturday, March 29 between 8 pm and 9 pm. It started last year in Sydney, Australia and spread around the world this year. Lots of cities are holding events that don't use any power to mark the occasion, such as acoustic musical concerts. Astronomers also hope to take advantage of the darkened night skies to get a better look at the stars.

Here's the official US site for it:

http://www2.earthhourus.org/

I was just wondering, did anyone participate? What did you think of it?

I don't really know if this will do all that much to help the envireonment. It seems just like a token statement, more than anything else.

Earth Hour is where people voluntarily stop using electrical devices for a period of one hour in order to make a statement about climate change. The time to do it is on Saturday, March 29 between 8 pm and 9 pm. It started last year in Sydney, Australia and spread around the world this year. Lots of cities are holding events that don't use any power to mark the occasion, such as acoustic musical concerts. Astronomers also hope to take advantage of the darkened night skies to get a better look at the stars.

Here's the official US site for it:

http://www2.earthhourus.org/

I was just wondering, did anyone participate? What did you think of it?

I don't really know if this will do all that much to help the envireonment. It seems just like a token statement, more than anything else.


I know Chicago is participating in it, and while I anticipate that all of downtown will be dark, I doubt anyone else will give it a go. I"ll try to take some pics from my balcony tonight to show y'all.

I don't think it will do much for the environment or whatever, but it could be interesting to see.

Google participated in it last night, their background (which is usually white colored) was black.  ;D

Google participated in it last night, their background (which is usually white colored) was black.   ;D
...but only on their Home Page, it is back to normal on the other pages.

I will contribute by switching everything of when I go to bed.

Had I been at work, I would probably contribute to this cause ;D

Had I been at work, I would probably contribute to this cause ;D
Switched off the lights and go home?

Switched off the lights and go home?


Just sat at work in the dark lol

Just sat at work in the dark lol
Twiddling thumbs?

Twiddling thumbs?


No because I do that anyway when the lights are on ;D

I didn't know about "Earth Hour". I saw the Google page... at first, I thought my computer had a virus, lol.

I didn't observe the hour any more or less than I will the other 8783 hours in this year. I always try to save on electricity, not because of climate change or resources, but because it costs money.  ;D

Maybe a "Sitting in the Dark" parody to Bruised Stringbeans' "Dancing in the Dark" is in order...

Ant

I didn't know about "Earth Hour". I saw the Google page... at first, I thought my computer had a virus, lol.

I didn't observe the hour any more or less than I will the other 8783 hours in this year. I always try to save on electricity, not because of climate change or resources, but because it costs money.  ;D

Maybe a "Sitting in the Dark" parody to Bruised Stringbeans' "Dancing in the Dark" is in order...

Ant


Amen to that. Our electricity bill is consistently in the $30 range because we turn off whatever we're not using and only use one lamp at night instead of the massive track lighting installed in this condo.

Just as I predicted, downtown Chicago was fairly dark, but in Hyde Park, we were lit up like a Christmas tree. ::)

I am waiting for Al Gore to admit HE is a partial cause for global warming! >:(

I propose an Earth Hour ever day.

I propose an Earth Hour ever day.
Go home one hour earlier each day?

Seems an odd day to do it given that in a couple more weeks it is Earth Day.  Would be more sensible then, no?

Had I known it was happening we would probably have done something.  We've participated in these sort of things before.

I didn't know about it either...until Google's homepage appeared black. This was only for yesterday, though.

I didn't know about it either...until Google's homepage appeared black. This was only for yesterday, though.
It is strange to have the Earth Hour on a Saturday when less people are at work?

Believe me, I didn't use a single electrical item on the entire night (and following morning) that had Earth Hour...

Believe me, I didn't use a single electrical item on the entire night (and following morning) that had Earth Hour...
Was your electric alarm clock still on?