Let There Be Darkness!

[photonrider]

EARTH HOUR - MARCH 23rd 2013​

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/world/earth-hour

Just a reminder . . . in case you've forgotten.



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[Slash]

Wonder if YouTube will have the light switch thingy and Wikipedia goes down again.

 

[Luminis]

Perfect moment for some fireworks!

 

[photonrider]

Or dinner by candlelight.

 

[Sam48]

Or blast my music while having a laser light show

 

[kikie]

Or dinner by candlelight.

Pssst, don't tell her that.

 

[MisterWhiskers]

Pssst, don't tell her that.

LMFAO!

 

[Joel]

I know all the NHL teams are shutting off most lights outside of the ones that light the ice up, will be pretty cool to see.

 

[Zenith]

I'm going to leave the tap on for the entire hour. That'll show 'em.

 

[arora]

 

[Slash]

Now if they could do this to stop gasoline sales for a day....prices would get stupid cheap.

 

[Sam48]

Now if they could do this to stop gasoline sales for a day....prices would get stupid cheap.

Not a chance in hell.

 

[TB]

Um... The last Saturday of March isn't the 23rd.

Edit: missed the "occurs one week early" line.

 

[Zenith]

Can I make up my own holiday too? If I write that it has a "Worldwide observance" will that make it official?

 

[TB]

International GTPlanet day could totally work! 💡

 

[Luminis]

Nice. I vote for the 25th of March to become International GTPlanet day. Don't wanna go to work on monday.

 

[kikie]

*Driving around at 8:30pm with my car and getting stopped by the police*


Police: new car sir?

Me: nope, why?

Police: I thought you were not familiar with the dashboard yet.

Me: Huh?

Police:There is a head light switch on your dashboard, you know. And when the sun goes down, you have to switch on the lights of your car.

Me: oooh I see. Haven't you heard? It's earth hour today and I wanted to support this...... .

 

[Dean]

Perfect moment for some fireworks!

. Though, I think I've got some leftovers from 2012... .

International GTPlanet day could totally work! 💡

How should it be celebrated ?

 

[Dennisch]

Pointless day is pointless.

They should turn off the streetlights too. That way we all have something to stare at in the sky.

 

[Mrs.Koios]

Nice. I vote for the 25th of March to become International GTPlanet day. Don't wanna go to work on monday.

I will second that! Can we just make it not a monday at all??

 

[Spacegoat]

Pssst, don't tell her that.

👍!

 

[photonrider]

Canadians joined millions of others around the globe to mark Earth Hour Saturday evening.

The World Wildlife Fund, the driving force behind Earth Hour, says 13 million Canadians turned off their lights for an hour last year in the symbolic event aimed at drawing awareness to climate change.

It’s unclear how many Canadians joined the seventh edition of Earth Hour however Toronto Hydro says the city surpassed last year’s electricity drop.

In 2012, Toronto’s power use dropped 193 MW (87,000 homes). By the time the hour was complete this year the city had reduced its power use by 205 MW, or about 92,000 homes.

The Independent Electricity System Operator, which coordinates Ontario’s electricity needs, said there was a 2.7 per cent drop in demand in Ontario during Earth Hour or 448 megawatts. The drop is more than the average peak energy needs of a city the size of Burlington, the agency said.

Several landmarks around the GTA went dark during Earth Hour including the CN Tower, Yonge-Dundas Square and City Hall.

http://www.citynews.ca/2013/03/23/canadians-to-join-millions-marking-earth-hour/

Um... The last Saturday of March isn't the 23rd.

Edit: missed the "occurs one week early" line.

I was surprised myself by the jump in scheduling, TB, so I thought a heads up for those who planned to be in the dark would make them enlightened ahead.

Can I make up my own holiday too? If I write that it has a "Worldwide observance" will that make it official?

The only holiday that was was the weekend, Zenith.

Pointless day is pointless.

They should turn off the streetlights too. That way we all have something to stare at in the sky.

I was expecting the stars to come out, too, Dennisch, (I know we both like staring at the sky ) but the light pollution was still too much.
Tough logistics to manage if the streetlights were capped - but that surely would have been awesome for the entire city to dim enough to let space differentiate brightly enough for us - even for an hour.

If there is nothing more to add to the event, opinion or newswise . . . I will close this discussion presently.
Thanks to all here - and around the world - who participated.


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[hogger129]

I thought Earth Day was April 20th?

 

[TB]

I thought Earth Day was April 20th?

That would be Bob Marley day.

 

[kikie]

Somebody kill the lights of this thread. It's over.

 

[wfooshee]

Just thought I'd point out that suddenly unloading a power grid is one of the worst things you can do to it. Luckily the lights are among the least consumptive things on the grid!, guessing less than a single percentage of the total load.

I missed it anyway. I have this habit of not caring about irrelevant meaningless gestures.

 

[Dennisch]

Just thought I'd point out that suddenly unloading a power grid is one of the worst things you can do to it. Luckily the lights are among the least consumptive things on the grid!, guessing less than a single percentage of the total load.

I missed it anyway. I have this habit of not caring about irrelevant meaningless gestures.

So, you don't like to save children in Africa by liking a comment on Facebook?

 

[wfooshee]

Or the ones needing life-saving surgery.

 

[photonrider]

Well, there we are - a space for both For and Against.

By the strangest of coincidences - what does GTPlanet mean to some people? First Contact? Or Earth Hour?

 

[photonrider]

Permit me to close this discussion now.

Earth day is on the 22nd of April. We may resume any related commentary at that time, if anyone wishes. Thank you to all who participated, whether by commentary, action or both.


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