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Earth Hour Tonight for One Hour

CherryHugs — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 16:37:30 GMT

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ValuSkr — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 16:42:59 GMT

Switch off your lights for the hour - purpose is to spread awareness of sustainability and climate change.

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Equuleus — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:12:43 GMT

Hooey.

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saltysails — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:16:10 GMT

LOL

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golding76 — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:19:08 GMT

The wise heed warnings.

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SeaMaiden — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:19:40 GMT

Will the street lights go out too?

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Krimpette — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:21:43 GMT

I will certainly turn out any unnecessary lights. However, I'm not likely to turn off anything on a timer. Sorry.

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froggy — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:08:15 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
Switch off your lights for the hour - purpose is to spread awareness of sustainability and climate change.

How about if all those VIPs who go to climate change conferences stop taking their private jets when they travel?

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ValuSkr — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:15:58 GMT

@froggy wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
Switch off your lights for the hour - purpose is to spread awareness of sustainability and climate change.
How about if all those VIPs who go to climate change conferences stop taking their private jets when they travel?

That's a good idea. I don't know if it really happens but, if it does, they can telecommute next time. We appreciate their efforts to address such intractable problems.

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Desertdi — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:26:56 GMT

I use 100% LED lighting. I feel I've done my part...........

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noodleann — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:30:34 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
Switch off your lights for the hour - purpose is to spread awareness of sustainability and climate change.

I'm missing something here. How does sitting in a dark house for an hour spread awareness of anything? A dark house is a dark house. I don't need the lights out to know that climate change is here. I just look at how much I've spent on #2 fuel this winter, and that's keeping the house at 56 to 58 degrees. The A/C won't go on this summer--and that's in one room only--until we hit triple digits or have a run in the 90s.

AFAIC, I've seen the light, so I'm keeping mine on. They're CFL or LED, used as needed.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:36:27 GMT

@noodleann wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
Switch off your lights for the hour - purpose is to spread awareness of sustainability and climate change.
I'm missing something here. How does sitting in a dark house for an hour spread awareness of anything? A dark house is a dark house. I don't need the lights out to know that climate change is here. I just look at how much I've spent on #2 fuel this winter, and that's keeping the house at 56 to 58 degrees. The A/C won't go on this summer--and that's in one room only--until we hit triple digits or have a run in the 90s.

AFAIC, I've seen the light, so I'm keeping mine on. They're CFL or LED, used as needed.

@noodleann That's okay, you're excused. I think the idea is to increase awareness / get people talking about it. And in that it succeeds. I'm like you - I don't run the A/C at all in summer and in winter the house temp is never over 60 and rarely over 58.

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aroc3435 — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 20:39:50 GMT

@CherryHugs Thank you for the "heads up" since I didn't see it mentioned on the newcasts this year. I will be participating. It's a small thing but the power of one can help to affect the greater good, or so I believe.

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sidsmom — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:53:20 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
@froggy wrote:
@ValuSkr wrote:
Switch off your lights for the hour - purpose is to spread awareness of sustainability and climate change.
How about if all those VIPs who go to climate change conferences stop taking their private jets when they travel?

That's a good idea. I don't know if it really happens but, if it does, they can telecommute next time. We appreciate their efforts to address such intractable problems.

Analogy

It’s easier to ask a million people to give $1 than

asking 1 person to give a $1,000,000.

Proves just how much power the ‘little man’ has.

I might be the equivalent of a micro-mini mini on the World Scale

but my actions still matter. Cumulative Effects count.

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Pearlee — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 21:39:24 GMT

I sure hope the lights don't go off on runways! Although that would certainly help with world overpopulation.

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shoesnbags — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:21:27 GMT

Well, I'll be at a play tonight. I can't imagine that they will switch off the lights lol.

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sidsmom — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:55:14 GMT

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this is my nic — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 22:53:54 GMT

Has Earth Day been downsized?

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ValuSkr — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 23:29:25 GMT

@this is my nic wrote:
Has Earth Day been downsized?

LOL One would think! Actually Earth Day is April 22. I don't know why Earth Hour is another day but that's okay.

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PickyCindy — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 01:21:53 GMT

Oh my word, I thought at first you were referring to the Earth brand shoes. lol