topic Re: EARTH HOUR TONIGHT in Community Chat

EARTH HOUR TONIGHT

DowntonAbbey — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:11:25 GMT

Are you participating? At 8:30pm your time lights off one hour.............I am doing it.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:17:16 GMT

Thanks for the reminder. I've done this before, but none of the neighbors do. Of course, most of my lights are normally out as I'm a fiend for not wasting electricity.

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Love my grandkids — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:25:47 GMT

Nope. I'll have my radio on to my favorite talk station, plus a light on in one room as I'm not a fan of wandering around a dark house!

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:28:45 GMT

Sounds good to me. We already have a fire in the fireplace and some candles lit, why not add a little romance to our Earth Hour?

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chrystaltree — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:31:29 GMT

I haven't heard anything about it.

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Mz iMac — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:48:51 GMT

NOPE!

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Noel7 — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:56:59 GMT

Yes, indeed. I don't have grandchildren but I care about those of others.

I also believe in the precept that we are called to be stewards of the earth.

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Moonchilde — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:32:04 GMT

No.

Five days without power three weeks ago was enough.

Most of our lights are off most of the time.

We have solar panels on the roof.

We don't have any neighbors living close enough to bother impressing for an hour, if we cared about impressing people with how "green" and aware we are.

I can think of many other, more meaningful and lasting ways to honor Mother Earth. Plant a tree, for one, or donate to have one planted. Pick up trash in public places or fund organizations who do it.

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Noel7 — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:39:11 GMT

Just to clarify, I don't do anything to impress people because it doesn't really matter to me what people I don't even know think of me.

I do things like turn of the light for an hour or wear red for women's heart health or take part in a protest march to bring awareness to an issue I strongly believe in.

I doubt most people do things like that to impress anyone.

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blackhole99 — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:45:28 GMT

I can do that, but I really need to get a big trash bag and walk along the road and pick up all the whiskey bottles, soda cans, beer cans,etc. I can't believe people are that uncaring to throw their garbage out the car window and soil our beautiful countryside.

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DowntonAbbey — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:48:34 GMT

You can use a flash light...............I will have on my flameless candles and candles. It is a good cause.

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Moonchilde — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:22:47 GMT

@DowntonAbbey wrote:
You can use a flash light...............I will have on my flameless candles and candles. It is a good cause.

Indeed it's a nice thing to do to demonstrate awareness of how It's Good To Be Green (which it is), but what does it DO, materially, turning off your electric appliances for an hour?

Anyone who does it already knows the issue. Anyone who doesn't know and isn't aware of the symbolism isn't going to pay any attention or even notice unless it's every house for blocks around. I understand that people hope for that type of support, but I don't think it happens as often as people hope it will.

There's always knocking on your neighbors' doors and telling them face to face why you've turned your lights off, but that probably wouldn't go down well.

There's nothing wrong with the gesture, and anyone who wants to do it will at least feel that they are doing something, and that's good. But I don't feel that changing how people think by turning off your lights for an hour is likely. Not suggesting anyone not do it, or that it's a bad idea, but rather not as world-affecting as some think.

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Noel7 — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:48:24 GMT

Where I live, entire neighborhoods go dark. People notice, but then again, the Earth movement began right here in GG Park back in the late 60s/early 70s.

I've noticed lately that a lot of people on Chat comment on people taking part in social activism doing it to impress others. I don't know where that comes from. I've been a social activist since I was pretty young and I've never known activists to care about what anyone thinks of them except maybe their mother at times.

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:51:28 GMT

No. What is it suppose to prove? I like my lights and my power ON.

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momtochloe — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:58:37 GMT

I conserve energy as much as I can and you would be surprised the difference in your electric bill if you unplug things that you don't use every day but it's easy for me to say as I live alone. I appreciate a day like this as it is a gentle reminder that perhaps at times we could re-think the amount of energy we use and pay for needlessly.

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mantaraye — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:59:39 GMT

@Noel7 - ITA.

@Noel7 wrote:
Yes, indeed. I don't have grandchildren but I care about those of others.

I also believe in the precept that we are called to be stewards of the earth.

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ROMARY — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:26:24 GMT

We've been noticing that there are a lot of people around here who are genuinely earth and energy conscious; yet, many sit in their cars, engines running, texting for ten, twenty minutes. Before leaving, and also after arriving home. I really don't think that they are thinking about how counter-productive they are, earth and energy-wise. Just thought I'd throw it into the mix, especially since my walking around the neighborhood friends and I were just discussing the subject this very morning. .....UPDATE: Just this morning, there were three more drivers who left their cars running. One went back into his house for twenty or so minutes, then came out and drove off. The other two: One was in his car, texting. The other wasn't in his car, but the car was running. All different cars/drivers. My gosh, I guess that people now-a-days have plenty of money to waste on gasoline. Never mind polluting the air. It's becoming an epidemic around here. Oh, wait! Another driver was outside the school entrance, across the street, sitting there texting. I'm guessing he was waiting for his child? Or maybe he lives on that side of street. So, today makes six or seven cars within a few days. All nearby. All different cars/drivers/neighbors.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 01:01:14 GMT

If millions of people do this, it saves much energy. You may think your part is small, and it is, but the power is in the people who join in an effort to make a difference.

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Mellie32 — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 01:01:17 GMT

@DowntonAbbey wrote:
You can use a flash light...............I will have on my flameless candles and candles. It is a good cause.

Turning your all electronics off for an hour does nothing for any cause.

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Noel7 — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 01:28:19 GMT

@Mellie32 wrote:
@DowntonAbbey wrote:
You can use a flash light...............I will have on my flameless candles and candles. It is a good cause.
Turning your all electronics off for an hour does nothing for any cause.

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That is quite possibly true where you live, but not in the west and some other areas, and that's for sure.