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Old 03-27-2009, 03:20 PM   #1
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Sounds like it's intended to communicate without debate that the use of any form of energy is by default bad for the entire planet.

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That's not only lights, but unplug all the standby stuff, the phone, etc.
Oh, no, the website encourages you to take videos of the event and upload them to Youtube, live-blog the event, etc.

The power to do all that = yeeah, about 10 compact fluorescents for an hour...

It's like when they held the global warming summit in Bali... thus ensuring that almost every attendee and the press would fly halfway around the world on private jets...
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Old 03-27-2009, 03:26 PM   #2
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Sounds like it's intended to communicate without debate that the use of any form of energy is by default bad for the entire planet.

Oh, no, the website encourages you to take videos of the event and upload them to Youtube, live-blog the event, etc.
I couldn't understand that. What about the energy used for videos and computer time, etc. Seems like it would off set any gains.
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Old 03-27-2009, 03:31 PM   #3
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Power generation is done on demand anyway. The real question is will the power companies cut back on the fuel they burn if this is done by a lot of people. I'm skeptical. I bet it'll just be wasted power during that hour.
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Old 03-28-2009, 09:22 AM   #4
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Sounds like it's intended to communicate without debate that the use of any form of energy is by default bad for the entire planet.

Oh, no, the website encourages you to take videos of the event and upload them to Youtube, live-blog the event, etc.

The power to do all that = yeeah, about 10 compact fluorescents for an hour...

It's like when they held the global warming summit in Bali... thus ensuring that almost every attendee and the press would fly halfway around the world on private jets...
yeah--that actually came from somewhere else--a news commentary, I think. I was surprised too, to go on the website and find they were recommending "blog about your hour." I'm thinking that . . . doesn't make sense. (scratches head)

I think it's a cool idea, so I will do it. My lights at the very least.

I can still read on my iPhone . . .
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