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Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:21 pm
by Rakion
http://www.cbcpnews.com/?q=node/7990
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/b ... -Hour-2009

it pretty much empty in the city right now... imagine a city that goes to sleep at 2AM is now empty before 8:30PM... malls closed, convenient stores turned of there lights, empty streets, people in there homes... pretty much feels like a bomb just hit the city.

anyways... HAPPY EARTH HOUR EVERYONE!!!

20 more mins. before light turns on again

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:46 pm
by Reise
Earth Hour sucks.

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:02 pm
by takolin
Me thinks I missed it.

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:28 pm
by RuYi
It isn't so bad. It might not be groundbreaking, but it's something. If everyone would be like "One person doesn't make a difference!" then nothing would ever be achieved. People who don't do stuff only because of that are just stupid.

Did it last year with a bunch of friends. I even went to my parent's place to turn off everything, including their alarm clocks. They weren't at home.
After that hour, I turned everything back on and went home myself.

Little did I know that their alarm clocks were reset and went off at 6.00 am.

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:27 pm
by Squirt
Meh, One person won't make a big difference.

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:39 pm
by Psychedeelic
lol i missed it but im sitting in the dark anyway xD

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:59 pm
by lavapockets
For everyone else, here's what Earth Hour is:

Earth Hour 2009
Vote Earth

Earth Hour invites one billion people in more than 2800 cities representing 83 countries to turn off their lights for one hour – tonight, Saturday, March 28 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Paris, Sydney, London, Cairo, New York, Los Angeles and Cape Town, will join together to demonstrate their commitment to energy conservation and sustainability. Here's how you can participate:

* All you have to do to Vote Earth is turn your lights out for one hour tonight, Saturday, March 28 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm local time, in your city. Your light switch is your vote!
* Set your computer's power management and save up to $60 on your electricity bill and nearly half a ton of C02 over the next twelve months. Climate Savers Computing Initiative provides instructions on how you can save electricity all year long through efficient computing.
* Join Earth Connect and share your opinions about climate change through blogs, e-mails, and Twitter. The goal is to gather one billion words to present at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December.
* If you are affiliated with a college, help your university reduce its environmental impact by adopting green computing practices. Pledge to Power Down for the Planet and create a video to teach others about the importance of energy efficient computing in the fight against climate change.

Earth Hour is about more than dimming lights for sixty minutes; it’s about making a commitment to reduce energy consumption throughout the year. As Google's business grows, we want to make sure we minimize our impact on the Earth's climate through responsible environmental practices every hour, every day.

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:56 pm
by LaloHao
Squirt wrote:Meh, One person won't make a big difference.

fucking funny :banghead:

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:13 pm
by takolin
Apperently I haven't missed it.
Won't turn of my lights though. i dislike sitting in the dark when I'm not sleeping.

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:17 pm
by Foilin
haha sweet im gonna turn everything i can on, maybe leave the car running too. **** this bullshit

Re: Cebu City, Philippines "Earth Hour"

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:18 pm
by BloodyBlade
I'll go to a friends house I guess, I don't need lights then :D