TLontheDL Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 It basically wants the citizens to not use power for 1 hour at 8:30pm wherever you're at on the 28th of this month. http://www.earthhour.org/home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbith Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Im thinking about turning everything in my house on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 americans are lazy.. you dont realize how much energy can be saved in one hour if everyone turned their lights off like everyother country does this.. last time they had a day like that i saw of a picture of syndy, australlia and it was almost completly dark and americans cant live without everylight on in the house sorry ive had to do a lot of looking at global warming and energy consumption with the whole engineering thing and i think something needs done about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Yeah I'm turning every light on too because this is America dammit, ain't nobody telling me what to do!! jk, I'll turn some crap off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 jk, I'll turn some crap off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von84 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 screw that....bunch of damn commy tree huggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 everyone knows this but people still consume more..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnoossss Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 i like to smoke trees not hug them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnoossss Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I'll be participating as well. TL, I wouldn't call it tree hugging. Whether you are an environmental nut or not you should participate for two reasons: #1 People are multiplying faster than new power plants are being produced. If something isn't done there will be a mess in the near future. Everyone remember the east coast blackout a few years ago? Or what about the rolling brownouts in CA that happen every year? Do a google search for this: In some areas power lines are becoming so hot from excessive power transmission that they are catching on fire spontaneously. These things are only becoming more frequent. #2 Electricity is expensive. One of the quickest and simplest ways to save some money every month is to change your electricity usage. Because my house is full electric; furnace, water heater, stove, dryer and all, my electric bill used to run as high as $400 a month. By changing my bulbs, turning off my computers and extra lights and little things my average bill is down to around $250 now. I'll take that $150 in my pocket, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I'm afraid that's pretty much a certain factor. That is an entirely different discussion, but I do agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 All my lights are off, I can't see sh*t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 beer pong ftw, needs powAr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I'll be participating as well. TL, I wouldn't call it tree hugging. Whether you are an environmental nut or not you should participate for two reasons: #1 People are multiplying faster than new power plants are being produced. If something isn't done there will be a mess in the near future. Everyone remember the east coast blackout a few years ago? Or what about the rolling brownouts in CA that happen every year? Do a google search for this: In some areas power lines are becoming so hot from excessive power transmission that they are catching on fire spontaneously. These things are only becoming more frequent. #2 Electricity is expensive. One of the quickest and simplest ways to save some money every month is to change your electricity usage. Because my house is full electric; furnace, water heater, stove, dryer and all, my electric bill used to run as high as $400 a month. By changing my bulbs, turning off my computers and extra lights and little things my average bill is down to around $250 now. I'll take that $150 in my pocket, thank you. Nuclear energy would solve many of these problems. I have a gas furnace and water heater, everything else is electric. I leave my PCs on, and have my thermostat set at 72 in the winter. My electric bill is $220/month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 With the geothermal furnace I went from $500+ a month for fuel oil and kept the house at 65 to around $200 a month (for the furnace part) and the house is at 72. AC in the summer runs me about $30 a month to keep the house at 68/70 We have a variety of options that would solve the energy problems. People just don't want to make the sacrifices to build anything unless it benefits them immediately. Power plants are a multi-year commitment before you see a return on any front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 With the geothermal furnace I went from $500+ a month for fuel oil and kept the house at 65 to around $200 a month (for the furnace part) and the house is at 72. AC in the summer runs me about $30 a month to keep the house at 68/70 We have a variety of options that would solve the energy problems. People just don't want to make the sacrifices to build anything unless it benefits them immediately. Power plants are a multi-year commitment before you see a return on any front. Agreed, and there is still a stigma about nuclear energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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