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Earth Hour -Who's in?

bentalphanerd

bentalphanerd

Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.

JOIN UP - http://www.earthhour.org/

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bentalphanerd said:
Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.

JOIN UP - http://www.earthhour.org/

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They should have done this on Earth Day to get more attention. I'm in!!!:onfire:
 
I hope you dont think I'm a A-hole for saying this, but what is 1 hour of turning the lights off gonna do or what kind of message will it send ?
you still will be using electricity, even with the lights out.

this little plan is similar to the "dont buy gas on X date" in the usa.
you know how much that really works ?
not much because most people just filled up their tanks the day before, or just drove less that one day. but the next day they'd put more gas in. so what message did they send ?
the only message sent was that the oil companys had to wait an extra day for some of their money, but not really because they already got their money the only people that waited for money was the gas station.


turning off the lights for 1 hour wont send any message, do you think they'll go " oh my god people turned their lights off for 1 hour, I guess we should lower the price of electric " :rolleyes: not gonna happen!

if you want to fight those types of powers (oil/electric) you need to use less in your daily life or find other sources to replace them, its that simple. not buying something for 1 day or using less for 1 hour is not gonna do squat or send any type of message. to them thats just a burp.


you can call me a A-hole for saying this, dont care.
its just the truth!
 
This is kinda like that "don't buy gas for a day" thing that goes on here and there. Just doesn't work.

If you really want to do good live off the land and don't polute.
 
chilehunter said:
I hope you dont think I'm a A-hole for saying this, but what is 1 hour of turning the lights off gonna do or what kind of message will it send ?
you still will be using electricity, even with the lights out.

this little plan is similar to the "dont buy gas on X date" in the usa.
you know how much that really works ?
not much because most people just filled up their tanks the day before, or just drove less that one day. but the next day they'd put more gas in. so what message did they send ?
the only message sent was that the oil companys had to wait an extra day for some of their money, but not really because they already got their money the only people that waited for money was the gas station.


turning off the lights for 1 hour wont send any message, do you think they'll go " oh my god people turned their lights off for 1 hour, I guess we should lower the price of electric " :rolleyes: not gonna happen!

if you want to fight those types of powers (oil/electric) you need to use less in your daily life or find other sources to replace them, its that simple. not buying something for 1 day or using less for 1 hour is not gonna do squat or send any type of message. to them thats just a burp.


you can call me a A-hole for saying this, dont care.
its just the truth!
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Somehow I knew you'd be typing something in this thread lol.

tell you what - do nothing.

go back to having your head up y... in the sand :lol:

Better still , just leave it up to big biz & politicians to sort it out, they're all so very capable.
 
Ah....using the internet. My link says it's 5:30-ish in India.

Oh wait....we just went on Daylight Savings Time. There's the problem!
 
bentalphanerd said:
Somehow I knew you'd be typing something in this thread lol.

tell you what - do nothing.

go back to having your head up y... in the sand

Better still , just leave it up to big biz & politicians to sort it out, they're all so very capable.
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what, your mad at me for saying the truth!
what should I do ? run for president ? would you vote for me ? I promise to lower the gas prices :lol:

should I turn off my lights for 1 hour well I'd still be consuming electricity in the house, oh wait I even do better than 1 hour, I turn off my lights for at least 6 hours every night, thats far better than 1 hour :lol:

I need gas to work, & I need electricity!
I dont have money to go buy my own wind turbine or solar panels electric setup, nor have the means to produce my own gas.
so yes I'm stuck dealing with the companys or govt morons controling the costs or options. nor can I use a car that gets 30 MPG for work nor afford a $30,000 truck that gets 30 MPG so I'm stuck with my 12 MPG truck & its not a really old truck.

the only thing I can do is use less, but it takes EVERYONE to use less to bring the costs down.
but it really doesnt matter because prices go up every year no matter what it is, its called inflation & supply & demand.
which will always be there & get worse because of the human race bringing more lives into the world & medical technology extending the life span of humans.

gas will go up every year no matter what! its called supply & demand! USA needs alot of oil/gas so does china & so does any other major country or any other country thats growing = bidding wars on who'll pay what for the oil/gas
the main powers for oil is middle east, russia, south america

& if it really gets down & dirty, we have our military ;) I'm just joking around now. but its good to be the super power of the world :lol:

electricity is all supply & demand, in usa private companys control electric. you can buy into offpeak usage to save money & ""go green"" some. other than that not much you can do about it other than live by candle light, dont use a fridge, wash your clothes by hand in a bucket of water & dont use a dryer - air dry your clothes outside, & STOP USING YOUR COMPUTER



those hybrid vehicles ARE A SCAM!!!!! it takes just as much regular gasoline to produce ethanol gas, to make & dispose of those batterys in those hybrid vehicles are worse on the enviroment
than using regular gasoline. plus ethanol vehicles consume more gasoline than normal gasoline = poor miles per gallon.

so tell me are those hybrid vehicles & E85 (ethanol) really cracked up as we are told ? I think not!

what do I do ?
I try to use less gas & turn off lights always when not needed, buy energy efficient products (lights,appliances,etc..) outdoor wood burning furnance, recycle, keep truck running right.


what are you willing to give up, to help in your worthy cause ?

you might as well sit back & crack open a beer & wished you lived back in " little house on the praire " days LOL because its only gonna get worse before it gets better!

sorry for bringing the bads news. LOL
 
good response :rolleyes:
you're so hopped up on this worthy cause of " shutting the lights off for 1 hour "
please tell me what will this accomplish ?

what maybe only consume 1/10th less of electricity for that 1 hour. that should drop prices at least $100 a month on your electric bill & save the whales & feed the hungry in africa.

so please tell me what will it accomplish ? other than you sitting in the dark for 1 hour by candle light or heck you might just go to the bar, but they'll have lights on.
so now what ? that goes against your 1 hour of darkness.

I understand we all need to do something to use less resources but the costs will not change because of the supply & demand & the population of the human race.
its just the truth.
 
bent - BTW consuming less electricity or oil/gas over time in your life - change your ways - will do alot more than turning lights off for 1 hour or not buying gas 1 day & then just go back to your normal routine.
 
CH - I already said...don't do it. Nobody will care when you do nothing. Why do you care so much if someone does something?

Uh-oh...thats another question isn't it? I didnt even ask a question in the first place but suddenly all these answers :shocked:

CH - do nothing.
 
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