March
2008
Earth Hour Last Minute Post!
Earth Hour is almost here!
I’ve never been much of a planner, so I apologize for the late notice.
Earth Hour - Have you heard of it? This lovely video, narrated by Jeremy Piven, explains quite a bit, and includes dramatic orchestral music.
Google recognized Earth Hour today as well, in order to raise awareness of the event.
Essentially, all that everyone is being asked to do is to turn off your lights at 8 P.M. (your own local time).
Although this event will save a lot of energy from being consumed, it’s the awareness of energy conservation that is more important. To shut off your electricity for one hour is very simple, although I’m not quite sure why they’re doing it on a Saturday. When else does the majority of the population sit down to a movie, go out to eat, or have the urge to play with your old Lite-Brite toy? Just kidding.
I think this is an event that, in the future, could be implemented on a more regular basis. Similiar to our government rationing gas in the 1970s during the oil crisis, governments all over the world could begin issuing suggested times to shut off your lights. Crazier things have happened.
How would you feel if the government began rationing energy usage? For example, if your household could only use so much energy, and through close monitoring, your home’s energy bill have a fine for going over your allowance?
Like your cell phone plan. Go over your minutes, and you’ll be charged $10 per additional word spoken.
My opinion? It would be a tough adjustment, but I think it would work.
Strangely enough, Earth Hour was basically the ONLY hour I had the lights on in my place that day.
Well you were on Eastern time. Right?
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Okay!
I’m incredibly earth conscious. I live in the great Pacific Northwest, in a college town - they’d picket my house if I didn’t wash out my recycled tin cans!!! It’s a big deal here Every day of the year.
But this is a cool collaboration and
not for nothin’ but Jeremy Pivens is HOT!
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Hi Josie! Jeremy Pivens makes all the difference, right?
And peer pressure! The Pac NW is a killer place to be for earth consciousness. Omaha is very much a mind-your-own-biz kind of town, so if you don’t have a green bucket outside your house on trash day, it ain’t no thang.
That’s such an interesting idea — the government limiting energy usage. I’m not usually into the idea of the government regulating more stuff, but maybe if there were an increased tax for going over a certain level — like a luxury energy use tax, it might get us somewhere.
Allie - I agree. The less govt regs the better. BUT we can find certain situations where the govt could inhibit an activity for the better.