Are you going to participate in Earth Hour this Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.?

Turning your lights off for one hour. Why or why won't you participate?



why not?


what's the down side?


at the very least,i'll save a few cents on my light bill.





peace




Absolutely not. This is one of the dumbest things I have heard of and it is to Sydney, Australia's everlasting shame that it was cooked up there.





Nobody who has a clue of how coal fired (or oil fired) power stations actually run could have dreamed this rubbish up. It is utter twaddle and typical of the deep greens, who ignore all physical realities if they conflict with their pet ideas.





How many turbines will be shut down for this hour? Exactly none. It takes hours to get a turbine up to operating temperature to avoid wrecking the thing due to thermal shock. So they will have to leave the things running on part load and the same with the boilers that have to be kept up to temperature, typically around 800 -1000 centigrade.





This nonsense may even contribute to global warming because of the inefficiency of using power stations at less than full load.




I plan on making sure we turn on all the lights and everything else that uses electricity. This is the most outrageous idea I have had the privilege to hearing in my lifetime. We have so much huge corporations that abuse our natural resources and the people who make the laws are the worse offenders.




Yes of course I am going to do it. I am going to save the energy. You know by switching off the lights throughout the entire world will save loads and loads of energy. And i am gonna save the energy. I advice everyone to switch off the lights atleast for the person I love the most.




know it is very very stupid, don't do it, an hour is not enough for how much power america wastes




Nope. It's pointless, stupid, and hypocritical.




yes dear..i am going to participate...because i know doing something good is better than nothing....




For sure - why not?