Earth Hour
I really hate to sound like a cynic, but I didn't participate in Earth Hour and I really get annoyed by things like this. How many people who participated and felt good about themselves drive large cars, have plasma tvs, use reverse cycle air conditioning, have computers running 24 hours a day (that is one of my weaker areas) and don't really even give it a lot of thought. As one person satirically noted, one candle burning for the hour would probably burn more greenhouse gases than one low powered fluorescent light globe. I suppose events like this have value if they get people thinking and then changing their behaviour, but I think that that is not really what happens for meany people.
I really hate to sound like a cynic, but I didn't participate in Earth Hour and I really get annoyed by things like this. How many people who participated and felt good about themselves drive large cars, have plasma tvs, use reverse cycle air conditioning, have computers running 24 hours a day (that is one of my weaker areas) and don't really even give it a lot of thought. As one person satirically noted, one candle burning for the hour would probably burn more greenhouse gases than one low powered fluorescent light globe. I suppose events like this have value if they get people thinking and then changing their behaviour, but I think that that is not really what happens for meany people.
