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On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund.

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ZiegfeldGirl5 months ago

"We invite everyone throughout North America and around the world to turn off the lights for an hour starting at 8 p.m. (your own local time) whether at home or at work, with friends and family or solo, in a big city or a small town.
What will you do when the lights are off?"
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    eddie1075 months ago
    
    Of course we have to get into politics on every subject.
    But since we are, I agree that it is a waste of money, specially since Clinton did such a good job of stopping Islamic terrorism after the attack on the towers back in 93. Thank goodness for him, or they may have come back and finished the job.
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        eddie1075 months ago
        
        Actually, there were people on both sides recommending action prior to 911.
        It is easy enough to swat the bees that wave already stung you, but what do you do when the "perpetrators" die in the attack? And what nation has the backbone to address the nest?
        The Islamic nation had grown very arrogant, and was bullying almost every nation. Now many nations are standing up, and saying "No More"! The tide is changing, and it isn't because we kissed their @$$es.
        The change for the better is happening from within, and Muslim people all over the world now want the Islamic terrorist to stop as much as we do. And they are doing something about it for a change. And it isn't because they felt sorry for us, or because someone had an "Interest" in fighting terrorism.
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ZiegfeldGirl5 months ago

My kids and I are making a round cake, and decorating it with blue and green icing to make it look like the World. At 8 p.m., we are going to grab a slice of cake and picnic on the living room floor by candlelight.
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  mntnman4445 months ago
  
  Thats a very cool idea!
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    Eagle_Eye5 months ago
    
    That's a great family idea zg!
    "What will you do when the lights are off?" Hubby and I have a date.....
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      ZiegfeldGirl5 months ago
      
      Ohh la la!!!
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      Dicax_Maximus5 months ago
      
      EE - Hope you enjoyed your "date".....
      LMAO.....
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        mntnman4445 months ago
        
        I'll bet the feathers were flying.
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  gamahuche5 months ago
  
  What a wimpy, pathetic, whiny, negative viewpoint!
  Do you EVER have a nice day?
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    gamahuche5 months ago
    
    Presumably you're a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception or the Church of Mumbo Jumbo Posing as Science.
    As for the "leash slipped over our necks" 'metaphor' it sounds like your high-pitched squealing stems from a tightening of the pressure on a more tender part of the male anatomy, assuming you are an entire man.
    
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      eddie1075 months ago
      
      Sure we can influence the co2 levels of the world, just like we did in the old west days. There were millions upon millions of buffalo roaming the plains. Each one of them producing more co2 in a day than a new car produces in a week.
      Apparently, the early settlers really weren't interested in murdering all of the native Americans, they were trying to stop global warming!
      Cows now produce more co2 than cars. I think there were more buffalo in our past than there are cows today.
      Change is inevitable, the direction the change takes can be affected by humans to a degree, but it is our population control that will determine that.
      But at least not being a pig will make the earth a little prettier for a while.
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        eddie1075 months ago
        
        Stop being lazy and just type in "cow to car c02 production".
        There isn't enough room on this page to post everything.
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        So do you get the fact that it is the human race that is doing the damage?
        You people are starting to P!$$ me off with your "project for the day".
        Pig farming alone destroys miles of earth for 1 single farm. You should seriously look into that. The lakes of waste that is so toxic, that entire families have been killed trying to save each other because 1 of them fell in.
        If you have ever driven by one in the summer time, you know that toxin levels are enough to choke you and burn your eyes miles away from it.
        Until people realize that it is the worlds population that regulates the amount of damage that the earth sustains, there isn't a single thing that any single one of us can do to even remotely begin to change things.
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        eddie1075 months ago
        
        I try not to be all doom and gloom, but sadly, the vast majority of the human race is nothing like you are, with the care and concern for the world we live in. Their lives have nothing to do with what they can contribute, but what can they take.
        That is where my caring ends. If the human race refuses to wake up and see the cliff ahead of them, I cant stop them from running like lemmings to the end. I don't think it will be quite that sudden though.
        As for the pigs, our government knows that all of the liners leak, and that the land for miles around becomes toxic. They aren't supposed to be anywhere near a running water, but many of them still are. Nothing is done about them because people have to eat.
        And when people have plenty to eat, they breed like bacteria. How do you explain the fact that a lot of people who live in slums of Africa, will still have anywhere from 6 to 14 children, most of which die from starvation? If that is the behavior, what is the reasoning behind it?
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        eddie1075 months ago
        
        There are 3 billion people starving in the world, the amount of pollution that it will take to feed them is a gazillion times that of what everyone in America can offset.
        I am betting you are someone that contributes to the "feed the world" campaigns also aren't you? Are you going to turn around and tell the leaders of the third world countries that they can't feed their people because you are afraid of global warming? I seriously doubt it.
        Seriously think about that, take a good look at yourself, and stop pointing your finger at the world thinking that you are not part of the problem.
        Either decide to do something about the exploding population or shut the Heck up.
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        eddie1075 months ago
        
        I am sorry if I am coming off like an uncaring jerk, I do care. I drag out old tires out of the creeks, and do battle with the local government because they see my efforts to clean as a money making venture to them. They certainly wont do anything to help.
        I do want a cleaner, healthier world for the children of today, but I see so many things like unwanted children, turning to drug abuse, and crime. Violence and hatred is seeping into so many peoples daily life.
        Some parents cant keep up with making payments, they work so much that they cant take care of their children properly. They have to work to pay for all of the people who don't work. There are so many people out there that can't. And we are creating a ratio of people who cant that is ever increasing. Where is that leading to?
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        simonsez5 months ago
        
        Exhaust from air travel contributes to ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere.
        CO2 generated at 35,000' probably stays in the atmosphere. So ... trips to Bali and other destinations are not positive.
        CO2 at ground level does not reach the atmosphere ... it's too heavy. It is used up by plant life.
        Show me way above average readings of CO2 at ground level in LA, Houston, Chicago, New York.
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    eddie1075 months ago
    
    Hey Z-Girl, I am afraid that K-ludlow is correct in his statement.
    As much as we want to save every living creature on the planet, and most of all, ourselves, it is a cycle of life and death that began 3 million years ago with a series of eruptions that changed the oceanic currents.
    Before that, there never were any ice caps. The water levels were higher, but the earth was lush and green. When the ice ages came, the water levels were lower, but New York was covered in a half mile thick sheet of ice. It bogles the mind to think of how many wonderful creatures perished every time an ice age came.
    It seems to me that a very big problem that the earth does in fact face, are the toxins and filth that are created by humans. But until we can grasp the understanding that it takes filth to feed all the growing populations, we are doomed to die in our own arrogance.
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tehranchik5 months ago

Thanks z-girl. This is the first I've heard of this. My lights will be off for earthhour. Good for Sydney!
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  ZiegfeldGirl5 months ago
  
  You're welcome! If you use Google today, you will notice their site is black, in honor of Earth Hour.
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    tanglang5 months ago
    
    One of my friends works for Google. He apologizes for their retarded pop up adds from about 3 weeks ago. They did random testing so not everyone saw them. But if you did, you were probably as mad as I was. So anyways, the Google staff complained too and are sorry for that bs.
    Now, on to Earth hour. I turned On all the lights cause screw al gore.
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      gamahuche5 months ago
      
      Accidental pos tang!
      Global warming is not about Al Gore; you're shooting the messenger.
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        Dicax_Maximus5 months ago
        
        Gama - Messenger ??? More like profiteer........
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  gamahuche5 months ago
  
  Hear hear for ZG and for Sydney!
  Sorry though zg that you didn't get this up earlier to give the heads-up in time to us benighted Europeans - in my country our current apology of a President is a denier.
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not2needy5 months ago

I didn't know about this, so..Thanks the heads up ZG!
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Endoscopy5 months ago

This is a symbolic event that produces a drop in the bucket. It is to focus on an event that growing evidence says is going the other way. The 2000 meter down measuring sensors that were placed there about 10 years ago to give a clearer and more accurate definition of temperature, water speed, and direction of the water in the ocean. These show a very slight drop in temperature not an increase. Over the last decade the average temperature of the earth was flat except this year was a little lower. A polish scientist who worked for NOAA quit and finished his research that NOAA didn't want finished. His findings are that greenhouse gases do not have the green house effect. This explains why some of the graphs showing CO2 and temperature have CO2 lagging at times.
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  ZiegfeldGirl5 months ago
  
  Interesting!
  I prefer to look at this more as a heightening of awareness for voluntary energy conservation. Which, global warming/climate change or not, is always a good thing.
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    tehranchik5 months ago
    
    z-girl, thank you so much---I just had to let you know that thanks to you we had such a fun evening. We baked cookies before hand---ordered a pizza and sat in beautiful warm candle light for the rest of the evening. We didn't want to break the spell that the candle light created.
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  MajJohn5 months ago
  
  Not even a drop but it makes some people feel useful and we all need to conserve. By the way burning candles does more harm than my mini-twist florescent.
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  gamahuche5 months ago
  
  And one unnamed Polish "scientist" who "quit" makes a summer?
  On this we should base our opinions and worldview?
  
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dexlovex25 months ago

Thanks for the article. I was unsure of what time to turn the lights off.
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smithichie5 months ago

North Korea is leading the world with lights out. Way to go Kim!

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  tanglang5 months ago
  
  Smithichie, I'm not quite sure if everyone got that. I sure as hell did, and can't quit laughing.
  Here is a good pic. Notice the one spot lit up. That's Kim's house!
  http://offtopic.kimcm.dk/Images/KoreaByNight.jpg
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    Dicax_Maximus5 months ago
    
    Tang - Would that explain the targetting instructions on a certain ICBM ????
    Sorry, couldn't resit it.... LMAO......
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rdy2rck5 months ago

Thanks Ziegfeld. Politics be d----d. It's a good idea.
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BronxBomber5 months ago

I think it's a great idea, and a grand statement Z-gal! We'll certainly do it in NYC, after all, we're used to blackouts here.
(I'll be eating in a restaurant at that time. I just hope I can see what I'm eating.)
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  tanglang5 months ago
  
  I would not risk that in NYC. Well then again, as long as you're not eating on Canal street you should be fine.
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texangelwings5 months ago

That is a great idea! Didn't know about this, thanks ZiegfeldGirl! I had better finish getting dinner ready. I join you and the rest of the world!

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4mogger5 months ago

I will be turning extra lights on. Just the rebel in me.
I live in a little cabin in the mountains on 750 acres, so I conserve energy 365 days a year. One hour? What kind of crap is that?
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  tanglang5 months ago
  
  750 acres?!!! Let's go huntin!
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  jimdoze5 months ago
  
  The world government is taking note of your profligacy. Furthermore, since you are amongst the world's elite property owners, your property will be first in line for redistribution. Here's why: there are 36.8 billion acres of land on the face of the earth and 6.6 billion people. By simple irrefutable logic and my fiat (since I will be supreme arbiter of the world, of course) no person will be entitled to more than 5.5 acres (allowing some room for population growth).
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Dicax_Maximus5 months ago

Goodun ZG !!
Too late to join in for me tho....
While my jury is still out on the Global Warming issue, ANYTHING that raises the profile of the requirement to lower the world's energy requirements, has got to be a good thing.
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automan9095 months ago

It sure sounds stupid to me.
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  BronxBomber5 months ago
  
  Then it should be right for you.
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SH28555 months ago

I have been doing this for some years, it still make some people's around me mad because if you don't need the light turn it off and boy have I make a few peoples peoples mad with my idea, this is what the world need to learn how to recyle everything's that they throw away.
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susan1425 months ago

Just 1 hour is not enough to save the earth, but it's good action
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ningyo5 months ago

just another socialist money grab from the goracle fanatics--they know when things like this go the balot box they loose big--so they go to the world court , the judges and all the other un-elected power base to move us one step closer to their marxist view--its just more and more intrusion from big brother--like the bill they tried in calif..where else..to have govt controlled thermostats in homes...but they wont give up till we are miserable together in the rice paddies living on our daily allotment--and like ethonal..another huge failure...the environmental costs of the mercury in these bulbs is way more than the energy savings--break one and your entire house has something like 100 times the allowed levels--wait till they start giving people the bills to clean their homes--a simple heating oil leak from a home tank can cost 300,000 plus and the EPA is there for years after to monitor--mandatory cleansing for mercury is the logical next step
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simonsez5 months ago

Nice gesture Ziegy, but unlike gasoline, natural gas and other forms of man-made energy, electricity is the one energy that cannot be stored (except perhaps in batteries).
So, in essence, the energy that was NOT used last night was wasted.
I do agree with the concept of conservation, but not in the sense we are "saving the planet".
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canadianrancher575 months ago

simonsez- I have an idea to store electricity that does not require batteries, you use the power to heat water and store the energy in hot water, to reclaim the energy you use an air conditioning system running in reverse, the water heats the gas which makes pressure and you us the pressure to run a turbine to make the power, this system is used in a small town in Alaska who use hot springs for the source of hot water.
As for turning off everything for an hour we did it but it was sort of cold here so when we put the power back on I imagine we ended up with a net loss except for the power saved for lights, computer, television and those sort of things.
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  simonsez5 months ago
  
  CR, you always have good ideas.
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canadianrancher575 months ago

My power bill at this time of year is about 240 dollars for a month, if I figure it out the hour only saved me around 32 cents.
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  tanglang5 months ago
  
  $240 a month!!! My water, power, trash and sewer are all on one bill. It runs me about $50 a month. My gas costs me another 25-35. My goodness CR, you need to head south.
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    simonsez5 months ago
    
    You've got it good, tanglang ... where do you live?
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HOUSEMD5 months ago

Z.......good one.
Turn out the entire city and set off fireworks. Wonder how many big mac boxes were along the road side as people stopped to see the show??????
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