In less than an hour everyone participating in Earth Hour 2008 UK will be switching off all electrical appliances and ...um..... finding something else to do instead!!
I think it's great when people all do positive things as a 'collective' and last year on 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. But what about the statistics??
Well apparently...If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year. (um....wouldn't it've been better to have taken the 48,616 cars off the roads and let normal people get on with their lives?!?!?)
So, building up to the moment I start to wonder what people will do when they turn off their electricity... and of course my mind wonders to the obvious.....food!!
No, seriously now, I'm slightly worried about the real statistics.... I wonder if anyone noticed an upward trend in births in Sydney 9 months after Earth Hour 2007?? What is the environmental impact of a significant increase in pregnancies and births compared to people turning off their lights for an hour? What if 'more babies' is actually far worse for the environment that keeping your lights on for an hour.....am i missing the point here? I guess so....
Right, so if you're lighting candles.. be careful! (mmmm, 2.2 million candles, global warming...don't get me started...)
If you're getting frisky, be especially careful! (2.2 million extra babies)
If you're off to someone else's house who's not participating in Earth Hour, you cheat! be very careful you don't bump into anything in the dark. (2.2 million extra A&E admittances)
Anyway, whatever you do.....enjoy, it's not everyday we get an excuse to do nothing for an hour! x
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