So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Did you turn your lights off for Earth Hour?

Yes
3
16%
No
6
32%
Never heard of it
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21%
Fuck off
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Bacon/cheese
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So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by FBM » Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:51 am

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/31/world ... index.html
Earth Hour aims for lights off across the globe
By Anne Renzenbrink, for CNN
March 31, 2012 -- Updated 0657 GMT (1457 HKT)

(CNN) -- On Saturday, European Space Agency astronaut and World Wildlife Fund ambassador André Kuipers will watch from the International Space Station as each time zone hits 8:30 p.m. -- and track to see who on Earth turns out the lights.

Kuipers will blog from 240 miles above the planet as part of the Earth Hour, an annual event that encourages homes, businesses and governments to turn off their lights for one hour to build awareness about energy use and climate change.

"We are living beyond our means. That is not sustainable," says Andy Ridley, co-founder and executive director of Earth Hour. "We want to unite people around the world to build a sustainable future."

The message seems to hit home. Earth Hour 2012 has commitments from individuals, companies and landmarks to switch off lights in 147 countries and territories and over 5,000 cities, organizers say.

Sydney's Opera House is scheduled to go dark, followed by Asian landmarks such as the Great Wall of China, the Tokyo Tower, Taipei 101 and the India Gate. In Dubai, the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, will switch off its lights.

Other landmarks pledged to switch off: The Eiffel Tower in Paris, London's Big Ben, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Empire State Building in New York.

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As for me, I just ran across the story a few minutes ago, at 8:45. But I did turn my lights off. I usually have them off at this time of the day, anyway. Don't need them while I'm fucking off on Ratz.
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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by Svartalf » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:13 pm

Just heard of it, and I ain't doing it (it's tonight for us)

Of course, even if turned off the lights, the stereo and computer would remain up, or I'd be going out to somewhere where they don't turn them off, so basically, it would be meaningless for me to go along.
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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:14 pm

Svartalf wrote:Just heard of it, and I ain't doing it (it's tonight for us)
90% of the lights seen from space are street lights anyway. I hope they don't turn those off for a stunt.
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Post by Mallardz » Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:17 pm

I think it's pointless.
My lights are usually off anyway.
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Post by FBM » Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:56 pm

The "fuck offs" are winning so far. :awesome:
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Post by Ronja » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:33 pm

Logging off now - C U tomorrow!
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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by MiM » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:21 pm

Mostly as a discussion starter with the kids. Unfortunately they are turning teen much faster than appreciated, so any discussion possibilities are very limited. :nono:
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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by klr » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:51 pm

No, I actually switched them around that time on because I needed to see what I was doing.
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Post by Seabass » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:25 pm

I would like to vote for cheese, but not bacon. I feel disenfranchised.
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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by Warren Dew » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:57 pm

Seabass wrote:I would like to vote for cheese, but not bacon. I feel disenfranchised.
You can give me your bacon. Please don't contaminate it with the cheese.

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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by Warren Dew » Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:16 am

We turned out our lights and went out for the evening, but we would have done that anyway.

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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by FBM » Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:43 am

Seabass wrote:I would like to vote for cheese, but not bacon. I feel disenfranchised.
Yeah, poor poll design! I demand a re-count! :mob:
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Post by Faithfree » Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:34 am

My lights at home were off, unless the burglars switched them on to see what they were taking.
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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by Svartalf » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:16 am

FBM wrote:
Seabass wrote:I would like to vote for cheese, but not bacon. I feel disenfranchised.
Yeah, poor poll design! I demand a re-count! :mob:
I'm still voting fuck off :razzle:
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Re: So, did you turn your lights out at 8:30 tonight?

Post by FBM » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:21 am

Svartalf wrote:
FBM wrote:
Seabass wrote:I would like to vote for cheese, but not bacon. I feel disenfranchised.
Yeah, poor poll design! I demand a re-count! :mob:
I'm still voting fuck off :razzle:
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