What activities can I do when I turn off the lights for Earth Hour?
There are many candlelit activities to do with family or friends when you turn off the lights for an hour to raise awareness about climate change.
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Well done on suggesting candle use during Earth Hour. A single standard candle emits more CO2 into the atmosphere than a power station does to power a 7W CFL (energy saving) lamp bulb. And the lamp is brighter.
Yes...I'm in agreement with those commenters who say that the actual starting and stopping time isnt' what's important. It's about as many people as possible being in solidarity with the spirit of the hour. Raising awareness of this most important issue is so important.
Geez, people, chill out. You're on the internet. Instead of going off on the author, maybe you could look for yourself to see when Earth Hour starts. (I did find one site that lists it as starting at 8 PM, but the "official" time is 8:30PM-9:30PM) Really, though, I don't think there are lights-out police, so you can do it whenever you want. It's one of those "It's the thought that counts" kind of things.
Also, why exactly do we have to wait until it's dark outside to do this? If I wait.... More
Jeff, the article says about 9:30 turn the lights back on. Can you subtract? And honestly, I don't think the TIME is as important as the fact that you just take an hour to celebrate without lights for a whole hour. If you think about it, it doesn't get dark at the exact time EVERYWHERE, so use your best judgement!
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I'll crank up every appliance in the house, turn on every light, even the closets, and stoke up a smoking fire. This sort of nonsense makes me crazy and I'm not sheepish enough to buy into the whole "planet is my mother" routine.
So I'll do my level best to make up for the lemming-like behavior.
Have a great day!
Visceral, this sort of thing makes you crazy because you are an ignorant fool! Be sure and open up your house and turn the heat way up, turn on all electrical appliances, and wallow in your ignorance
Your supposedly oppositional behavior puts you smack in with the lemmings who daily use as much power as possible. Use your brain or loan it to someone who will.
Chanie, very illuminating article. You some great ideas to implement not only during that time but all the time. Keep up the good work!
This article is a total fail. Hey, here is an idea.... How about telling us friggin WHEN earth hour starts on the the 27th??? You only state a crack about maybe forgetting to run the lights back on at 9:30pm... well, you don't even say pm, but I can figure out that much. So, am I now to assume that since it's earth hour, it starts at 8:30pm? I had heard earlier from someone else it's 8pm? So maybe your comment about 9:30 is just to trick people into leaving the lights out for another 30 minutes.... More
