Earth Hour 2009 was a great success. This time last year I made a thread similar creating awareness of Earth Hour.
What is Earth Hour?
Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.
In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.
Good to see that Earth Hour has gone from one city to an international phenomenon.
Earth Hour '07 Results:
Residents and businesses across the city showed their support for Earth Hour resulting in an impressive 10.2% drop in energy usage across the usually glittering CBD, according to Energy Australia.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:56 am
by Crumpets
Blablablabla.
Earth won't become shit in my lifetime .. so bleh.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:57 am
by Castiel
im glad that ppl are actually participating in this event. Its nice to see that ppl are trying to help the environment. Too bad i didnt particpate, i forgot about the hour and on what day it was on ROFL well theirs always nxt year
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:57 am
by Power
Thats great, i think
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:25 pm
by Fury
Crumpets wrote:Blablablabla.
Earth won't become shit in my lifetime .. so bleh.
What about ur kids kids kids kids kids.........kids future?
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:19 pm
by Crumpets
Fury wrote:What about ur kids kids kids kids kids.........kids future?
Not my problem, is it ?
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:51 pm
by Grimjaw
God, I leave so much stuff on all the time.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:59 pm
by BloodyBlade
Crumpets wrote:Blablablabla.
Earth won't become shit in my lifetime .. so bleh.
This comment shows you are only 13~14 years old..
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:02 pm
by Crumpets
BloodyBlade wrote:
Crumpets wrote:Blablablabla.
Earth won't become shit in my lifetime .. so bleh.
This comment shows you are only 13~14 years old..
How so ? Because I am realistic ? Because I realise NOTHING I can do will effect whats happening ?
Your incompetance to comprehend shows that infact YOU are 13-14 years old.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:03 pm
by Reise
Considering I spent a few weeks without power last winter, I should be set for the next 200 or so Earth Hours.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:05 pm
by BloodyBlade
Crumpets wrote:
BloodyBlade wrote:
Crumpets wrote:Blablablabla.
Earth won't become shit in my lifetime .. so bleh.
This comment shows you are only 13~14 years old..
How so ? Because I am realistic ? Because I realise NOTHING I can do will effect whats happening ?
Your incompetance to comprehend shows that infact YOU are 13-14 years old.
Because you are selfish.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:07 pm
by Draquish
Crumpets wrote:
BloodyBlade wrote:
Crumpets wrote:Blablablabla.
Earth won't become shit in my lifetime .. so bleh.
This comment shows you are only 13~14 years old..
How so ? Because I am realistic ? Because I realise NOTHING I can do will effect whats happening ?
Your incompetance to comprehend shows that infact YOU are 13-14 years old.
I believe you guys are both wrong. >_>. All I see it "showing" is {pess}(opt)imism levels.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:26 pm
by Crumpets
BloodyBlade wrote:Because you are selfish.
How am I selfish ? Sorry, I'm not mainstream enough for you. Sorry I don't follow the media into bullshit like this. I care for the people around me. Not people that will be born in 300+ years.
kay kay ?
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:45 pm
by rumpleKillskin
Crumpets wrote:
BloodyBlade wrote:Because you are selfish.
How am I selfish ? Sorry, I'm not mainstream enough for you. Sorry I don't follow the media into bullshit like this. I care for the people around me. Not people that will be born in 300+ years.
kay kay ?
If it is that hard to turn off your lights for a hour, then something is wrong with you. The little things that you can do will add up. Those small changes have large effects around you. But you think it is just media, and mainstream. Look around you, you might think nothing will happen in your life time. But it is already showing evidence of change around the globe. Also, when you have kids - if you have kids... - look them in the eye when they are old enough and say you don't care at all for their kids, and their kids, and so on.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:51 pm
by Reise
Know what would be funny? If instead of getting people to believe that turning off their lights was enough to say they did their part, we got them to recycle, or clean up around town, or something else more tangible? I think that would have far more impact than saving an hour's worth of juice once a year.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:58 pm
by BloodyBlade
@rumpleKillskin I totally agree with you.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:08 pm
by Crumpets
rumpleKillskin wrote:If it is that hard to turn off your lights for a hour, then something is wrong with you. The little things that you can do will add up. Those small changes have large effects around you. But you think it is just media, and mainstream. Look around you, you might think nothing will happen in your life time. But it is already showing evidence of change around the globe. Also, when you have kids - if you have kids... - look them in the eye when they are old enough and say you don't care at all for their kids, and their kids, and so on.
Everyone turning their lights off at the same causes more harm than good.
Get your facts straight, kk ?
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:11 pm
by rumpleKillskin
Crumpets wrote:
rumpleKillskin wrote:If it is that hard to turn off your lights for a hour, then something is wrong with you. The little things that you can do will add up. Those small changes have large effects around you. But you think it is just media, and mainstream. Look around you, you might think nothing will happen in your life time. But it is already showing evidence of change around the globe. Also, when you have kids - if you have kids... - look them in the eye when they are old enough and say you don't care at all for their kids, and their kids, and so on.
Everyone turning their lights off at the same causes more harm than good.
Get your facts straight, kk ?
Way to read the first sentence out of my post and ignore everything else Crumps. Also, where did you hear this?
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:18 pm
by Crumpets
rumpleKillskin wrote:Way to read the first sentence out of my post and ignore everything else Crumps. Also, where did you hear this?
The reason I did not bother to comment on the rest is because it's the standard reply. Ohhh, you don't care botu this right .. it's the little things that count. No, actually it's not.
Also, for you I can not be arsed to go find a source for what I said. But think of it this way. Millions of people turning their lights off at the same time = Electricity central raped.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:54 pm
by BloodyBlade
Crumpets wrote:
rumpleKillskin wrote:Way to read the first sentence out of my post and ignore everything else Crumps. Also, where did you hear this?
The reason I did not bother to comment on the rest is because it's the standard reply. Ohhh, you don't care botu this right .. it's the little things that count. No, actually it's not.
Also, for you I can not be arsed to go find a source for what I said. But think of it this way. Millions of people turning their lights off at the same time = Electricity central raped.
You got a point there, when everyone turns of there lights there is a 'negative'(?) peak. When everyone turns all the lights on again there will be a 'positive'(?) peak and the elecricity centrals won't be able to give enough electricity and stuffz. But I didn't see any problems yesterday..
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:08 pm
by Grimjaw
BloodyBlade wrote:You got a point there, when everyone turns of there lights there is a 'negative'(?) peak. When everyone turns all the lights on again there will be a 'positive'(?) peak and the elecricity centrals won't be able to give enough electricity and stuffz. But I didn't see any problems yesterday..
Perhaps because they accounted for it? Thus calibrating the machine's to handle the sudden decrease of energy demands, followed by the sudden increase of energy demands? Even though the peak isn't so sudden? I would like to see what they plan to do when it isn't announced very prematurely, and people randomly turn off their stuff. They probably have expectancy or fail- safe or zone limiters in place though, to handle at least 30% of the unexpected increases in energy demand.
But still.. *Ponder.*
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:50 pm
by Tasdik
I apparently slept through Earth hour. So I guess I did my part to.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:53 pm
by user
what is the point of shutting down for 1hr once a year? why not do it more often like North Korea, they have Earth Hour like 4 times a day.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:00 pm
by BloodyBlade
user wrote:what is the point of shutting down for 1hr once a year? why not do it more often like North Korea, they have Earth Hour like 4 times a day.
I guess it's just the thought of it, to remember everyone they should stop wasting energy.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:37 pm
by CrimsonNuker
Meh, there are only 1-3 rooms with desk lamps + computer screens on at all times in my house, and sometimes a lamp in the living room. I think i've done my part
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:01 pm
by Snoopy
user wrote:what is the point of shutting down for 1hr once a year? why not do it more often like North Korea, they have Earth Hour like 4 times a day.
Reason: There's lot of people like Crumpets who wouldn't do it. In Australia 46 or so % of people turned off their lights which was the largest amount of people from one country in the world. If them people had to do it multiple times a day, they would soon lack interest and stop doing it.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:25 pm
by TheDrop
My teacher told us about this..but I totally forgot about it...I was watching a movie at my friend's house >_<.
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:38 pm
by Doppleganger
I forgot when it was but even if i remembered i wouldn't have done anything But my power went out a few months ago for a couple hours so i'm good. Those hospitals didn't do earth hour those selfish bastards!
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:00 pm
by Nitro
You think one hour of lights off in a year would help earth somehow? LOL, just LOL... same thing with that black screened-google crap, it wont do shit.
Solution: Dont use lights at all, if you wanna improve anything
Re: Earth Hour '09
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:05 pm
by wootpops
my friend turned his lights tv xbox and lamp off and played tf2 in the dark i turned my xbox lamp tv and light on watched a movie and played tf2 with him.
But my power went out a few months ago for a couple hours so i'm good.