Earth Hour 2010 - Saturday 27th March

Krin52


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Message Posted:
12/03/2010 20:52

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world.



It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness.



People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights for one hour and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – OUR PLANET!





http://www.earthhour.org/About.aspx

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
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Message Posted:
12/03/2010 20:54

Looks like the Eco-Fascists are really taking over the World!



Richard

Colliedog


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Message Posted:
12/03/2010 22:22

Krin52



Hope not, at 23 thousand feet and coming into land and they decided to switch the runway lights off, no thank you.



Colliedog

Krin52


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Posts: 419

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 19:37

Back to the top!





Not only Daylight Savings Time, but Earth Hour too!

TimothyCadman


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Message Posted:
26/03/2010 23:14

Even McDonalds in the UK is joining in. Although I really can't see what difference they can make unless they close the store for an hour (which wouldn't do them any harm), as serving people in the dark will lead to health and safety issues.

No1Doyen


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Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 23:17

I'm joining in with this. I'm doing it for the planet. Earth Hour has done a lot to raise awareness of climate change issues. But there’s more to it than switching off lights for one hour once a year. It’s all about giving people a voice on the future of our planet and working together to create a sustainable low carbon future for our planet.

AlsancakJack



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Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 23:25

That's why I like Kibtek, they celebrate Earth Hour at least once a week.

AJ

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
26/03/2010 23:31

Bill Msg 6

My lights are switched off 24/7, there's many out there that ensure this is the case!



Richard

proger1



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Message Posted:
26/03/2010 23:40

Just a quick heads up for those that might be interested, I know you are trying to do your part for the planet but did you realise that the majority of national grids are powered by natural gas fueled power generation systems that are supplied by major industries. The kicker is that the major industries rent the gas to the governments on a pipeline utilistaion factor regardless of how mach gas is drawn from the pipeline. It is on a taxation system whereby the supplier must keep the pipe full of gas or pay a subsidy for loss of supply.



To put that in basic terms, you as a taxpayer are paying the government to make sure that the supplier keeps the gas supply constant. If it is not used, it matters not a jot, in fact every gas supplier in the world loves this because they can not be penalised for gas not being used. And just to bring this into context, a standard pipeline takes 6 hours to drop in pressure enough to make a differnce.

Think about that while you sit in the dark !!!

Tootie


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Message Posted:
26/03/2010 23:41

Msg 6, Bill I agree, your dead right.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
26/03/2010 23:43

Proger, message 9. In that case I'm switching the Gas off as well )

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 23:52

Oh be jeaz I didnt realise but we cant as we would have no customers, i agree now i have to go against my principles, prog you lot better go by then xxxxxx

Tootie


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Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
27/03/2010 00:03

Liz tell your man I need the generator back asap. Im getting worried xxx

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
27/03/2010 00:15

What a load of bull, a few exploding volcanoes will emit more Earth warming emissions than Mankind could do in a lifetime!



Richard

proger1



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Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
27/03/2010 00:18

If any of you would like to reread my previous comment you would realise that the only way you would affect the profit makers in this scenario it is by using more alectricity than they can cope with.



Think about it this way, in every country that still has sub 15 degree C temperatures that turns off the electrical consumption for 1 hour it will require just by my basic arithmatic 2.7 hours to generate enough heat to replace the lost warmth.



I know it might sound like I am against trying to protect the planet because I am employed by a power supply company but all I can say is don't believe the hype folks, for every statement that we are destroying the planet there are just as many to prove otherwise.



Environmentalism has been raising hell for several years now to the point where we have hybrid cars and non carbon emmissions, has anyone seen an improvement in anything. Maggie herself closed down the biggest carbon problem in the UK in the 80's, note how it's improved, NOT

Magbs


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Message Posted:
27/03/2010 01:22

Proger,



First, coal not natural gas is the major energy source for electricity generation.



http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/indicators/pdf/H6_Electricity_generation_by_energy_source.pdf



Second, "to replace the lost warmth" is much less kWh(s) than to keep the temperature constant all the time . And, by the way, the calculation is not basic at all.



Third, look at the chart again. That's the answer why there's no improvement.

kimig


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Message Posted:
27/03/2010 06:00

nice one Dave!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
27/03/2010 18:14

Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House temporarily went dark on Saturday for Earth Hour 2010 to call for action on climate change.

The symbolic one-hour switch-off, first held in Sydney in 2007, has become an annual global event and organisers World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said they expect this year's to be the biggest so far.The remote Chatham Islands was the first of more than 100 nations and territories to turn off the power at 8.30pm local time, in a rolling event around the globe that ends just across the International Dateline in Samoa 24 hours later.Event co-founder Andy Ridley said that 126 countries and territories had so far signed up, with thousands of special events scheduled, including a lights-out party on Sydney's northern beaches and an Earth Hour 'speed dating' contest.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
27/03/2010 18:15

From a boat on Sydney harbour, one witness said the city was already in darkness hours before the event, low clouds and a near full-moon adding an eery feeling to the nation's largest city.



In the Chatham Islands, diesel generators that supply power locally were switched off. Other early participants included New Zealand, Fiji and Tuvalu, where driving was halted temporarily.



The number of participants is significantly up on 2009, when 88 countries and territories and more than 4,000 towns and cities took part. Organisers have estimated between 500 million and 700 million people were involved last year.