Earth Hour 2015

Ninetales · 03-26-2015, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

With money, yes.

This whole Earth Hour thing is just touchy, feely BS for the tree huggers.

why would the same theory not work for energy?

also just an aside ive never done this earth day thing but I also don't really understand the hatred its gotten here

Psy-Fi · 03-26-2015, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

1 hour?

That's like the equivalent of having $1,000 and deciding to save 11 cents.

I reckon it would save me about 2 to 3 cents on my annual electric bill.

I don't need to be reminded to use less electric power. My monthly electric bill is more than enough to motivate me to use less electricity throughout the year.

Isbjørn · 03-26-2015, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nameless

I always thought of Earth Hour as more of an awareness thing really, and kind of an example of what people can do if they work together. Just a very ineffective one. Like International Women's Day or Black History Month. At least it's only an hour. Some people just try to make too big of a deal out of it like with many things.

Well, global warming is a big deal, so arrangements related to it should be given attention. But I do think that this event shouldn't get hyped, because even though it's meant to raise awareness, what it does is make sofa activists think they're actually doing a good job by saving light for one hour, and thus setting the bar really low.

"Don't despair! We can save this doomed world by turning off the light for an hour! That'll help!"

Chula Vista · 03-26-2015, 04:27 PM

Plus I can see Hannity making huge fun of it on his show for being so lame.

**Frownland** · 03-26-2015, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Plus I can see Hannity making huge fun of it on his show for being so lame.

That'd be a nice break from him unintentionally making fun of himself on his show for being so lame.

The Batlord · 03-26-2015, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninetales

why would the same theory not work for energy?

also just an aside ive never done this earth day thing but I also don't really understand the hatred its gotten here

Because it's stupid as ****, and yet some idiots think it matters. Gotta hate the idiots.

DwnWthVwls · 03-26-2015, 05:30 PM

I see this is a way to spread awareness more than a "look, i'm doing my part".

Chula Vista · 03-26-2015, 05:40 PM

I'm going to start a National "Turn Off the Light When Leaving a Room" movement.

Let's say you have 3 people living in your home and each of them saves 15 minutes of electricity a day just by turning off the light when leaving a room - even if it's for only a few minutes at a time.

3 x 15 minutes = 45 minutes x 365 days = 16,425 = 274 hours a year.

Earth Hour? Phffffft.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 03-26-2015, 08:46 PM

Key · 03-26-2015, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Because it's stupid as ****, and yet some idiots think it matters. Gotta hate the idiots.

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03-26-2015, 04:27 PM	#24 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Plus I can see Hannity making huge fun of it on his show for being so lame. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	I'm going to start a National "Turn Off the Light When Leaving a Room" movement. Let's say you have 3 people living in your home and each of them saves 15 minutes of electricity a day just by turning off the light when leaving a room - even if it's for only a few minutes at a time. 3 x 15 minutes = 45 minutes x 365 days = 16,425 = 274 hours a year. Earth Hour? Phffffft. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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