What to Do for Earth Hour After the Lights Go Down

I plan on buying another toaster.

So I can use up some power that will go to waste on this day.

If you want real change, it comes from within.

Let put some cash behind Nuclear Fusion. After that, you can complain about conserving power all you want.

If it doesn't work? At least we tried.

But I believe it will work.

Too many mamby pamby Greenies are against anything Nuclear because they are ignorant.

What we need is a real source of power, not pinwheels and sundials.

Dave H. of NC @ Mar 28, 2009 15:46:51 PM

idea is welcome

True, much difference in carbon footprint will be made with an hour light off. But, it sends a message to the decision makers that it is no longer an economic issue to be tackled with a ledger. It is the very survival of the planet and the man. This poor planet has suffered enough damage and it simply can't take it. Environmental issues are no longer debatable issues. They are life and the question of life. We must insist the greed of some or some world leaders can not overrule the urgent need to cut out our carbon emissions.

p k surendran of WI @ Mar 28, 2009 03:18:16 AM

Not quite...

I think you are missing the point. Forget the fact that they are asking you to turn off non-essential lights for one hour, this is about showing the world that you care about what is happening. I don't care if you believe in climate change or not, shouldn't we take better care of our earth just because? Shouldn't our governments care about what we eat and breathe? The earth goes through it's own changes and none of us can know for sure if this warm up or cool down is bad or good or if we even caused it. Is that a reason to throw our hands in the air and say, "It's not my fault, I don't care."

Earth Hour is about showing our leaders that environment has come off their agendas and we have noticed. Not noticed over the last few weeks or months, but over the last several years. Environmental responsibility should be on the same list as fiscal responsibility in terms of importance.

Turning off the lights is visual, there is a before and an after, it's not signatures on a paper or numbers on a chart., it is people and houses showing they care. If you don't want to turn off your lights that's fine, but realize we could all be waving little green flags and it would be to the same end. It's not the energy that maters, it's a nice by product, its the visualization of the call for attention on what we feel is an important matter.

Darren of NV @ Mar 27, 2009 17:49:03 PM