Comments on: Vancouver Earth Hour 2008 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726 Vancouver, B.C. blogger, married with grey cat. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:52:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Global Warming » Vancouver Earth Hour 2008 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5909 Global Warming » Vancouver Earth Hour 2008 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:18:07 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5909 [...] Gus Greeper wrote an interesting post today on Vancouver Earth Hour 2008Here’s a quick excerptAbout Earth Hour On March 31 2007, for one hour, Sydney made a powerful statement about the greatest contributor to global warming - coal-fired electricity - by turning off its lights. Over 2.2 million Sydney residents and over 2100 … [...] […] Gus Greeper wrote an interesting post today on Vancouver Earth Hour 2008Here’s a quick excerptAbout Earth Hour On March 31 2007, for one hour, Sydney made a powerful statement about the greatest contributor to global warming - coal-fired electricity - by turning off its lights. Over 2.2 million Sydney residents and over 2100 … […]

]]> By: Solarphile http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5868 Solarphile Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:17:49 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5868 I think Earth Hour was a stroke of marketing genius. The awareness spread around the world was a most powerful influence in starting to shift cultural mindsets. I Hve to say, though, in terms of environmental impact, it would have been much better if people didn't light all those candles! They create emissions to the air and they are bad for indoor air quality. Any benefit of turning off a few CFLs for an hour was negated by so many people lighting a ton of candles! I think Earth Hour was a stroke of marketing genius. The awareness spread around the world was a most powerful influence in starting to shift cultural mindsets. I Hve to say, though, in terms of environmental impact, it would have been much better if people didn’t light all those candles! They create emissions to the air and they are bad for indoor air quality. Any benefit of turning off a few CFLs for an hour was negated by so many people lighting a ton of candles!

]]> By: Dafne http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5845 Dafne Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:25:04 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5845 Hello, you should vote here if you think Earth Hour should be a monthly event: http://earthhourblog.blogspot.com/ Hello, you should vote here if you think Earth Hour should be a monthly event:

http://earthhourblog.blogspot.com/

]]> By: capegirl http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5830 capegirl Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:24:09 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5830 FANTASTIC IDEA! YAY! :) GO CANADA! FANTASTIC IDEA! YAY! :) GO CANADA!

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]]> By: Raul http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5822 Raul Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:22:25 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5822 Tried to trackback but didn't work. Tried to trackback but didn’t work.

]]> By: Quick Friday early morning link-fest « Random Thoughts of a Student of the Environment http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5821 Quick Friday early morning link-fest « Random Thoughts of a Student of the Environment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:20:59 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-5821 [...] Corinna is reminding YOU of Vancouver Earth Hour. On March 28th, take some time to shut down unnecessary lights. Mosey over to her blog to read more about it. [...] […] Corinna is reminding YOU of Vancouver Earth Hour. On March 28th, take some time to shut down unnecessary lights. Mosey over to her blog to read more about it. […]

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