http://gusgreeper.com/being-mrs-carlson/vancouver-earth-hour-2008/ depression, recovery, and life in vancouver Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://gusgreeper.com/being-mrs-carlson/vancouver-earth-hour-2008/#comment-6496 Noah James Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:37:41 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-6496 I always participate in the "Earth Hour". This event is a symbol that we should be more aware of our environment and that we should focus on protecting mother earth. I always participate in the “Earth Hour”. This event is a symbol that we should be more aware of our environment and that we should focus on protecting mother earth.

]]> http://gusgreeper.com/being-mrs-carlson/vancouver-earth-hour-2008/#comment-6320 Green Thinking Blog » Blog Archive » Earth Hour | sakkiblack Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:40:35 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-6320 [...] more [...] [...] more [...]

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]]> http://gusgreeper.com/being-mrs-carlson/vancouver-earth-hour-2008/#comment-6318 EARTH HOUR 2009 March 28! March 31 2007 Earth hour … « Ecriotgrrl Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:48:02 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-6318 [...] others Comments (0) [...] [...] others Comments (0) [...]

]]> http://gusgreeper.com/being-mrs-carlson/vancouver-earth-hour-2008/#comment-4322 Vancouver Blogger Gus Greeper » Blog Archive » Going Green is easy, it’s staying Green that’s grand Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:22:26 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-4322 [...] does.  It isn’t something I tend to write about often, but since participating in Earth Hour last year Adam and I have stepped up our commitment to the earth even more, the experience and being part of [...] [...] does.  It isn’t something I tend to write about often, but since participating in Earth Hour last year Adam and I have stepped up our commitment to the earth even more, the experience and being part of [...]

]]> http://gusgreeper.com/being-mrs-carlson/vancouver-earth-hour-2008/#comment-4310 Global Warming » Vancouver Earth Hour 2008 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:18:07 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-4310 [...] 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 … [...]

]]> http://gusgreeper.com/being-mrs-carlson/vancouver-earth-hour-2008/#comment-4311 Solarphile Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:17:49 +0000 http://gusgreeper.com/archives/726#comment-4311 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!

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