Earth Hour - Will You, Are You, Did You?

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  1. shiney

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    This is what the WWF are promoting.

    "Earth Hour is the world’s largest demonstration of support for action on climate change. Last year, millions around the world across 178 countries came together to show support for action to protect our amazing planet. Now, more than ever, it’s crucial we show support for action on climate change. You can be part of it.

    Join us at 8.30pm on Saturday 25 March and we’ll use your support to show political and business leaders we all want action on climate change.

    Switch off your lights in a symbolic show of global support to protect our amazing planet"

    So, are you joining in?
     
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      Nope, not until someone out there that keeps coming out with this junk starts to confront the problem rather than the symptom.;)
       
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        I've already started - I switched the headlights off on the car when I got home and they will stay off for the rest of the night.

        I also gave up mushrooms and marmite for lent.
         
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          I missed out on a £100 30 minute phone survey on that earlier, ticked the wrong box :doh:

          It's all bollows anyway, had the arguement with a brainwashed greenpeace bloke, asked him how he reckoned co2 was a problem when its now at it's lowest atmospheric level since the coal was laid down in the Carboniferous period?

          He tried to tell me it was the rate it was increasing and not the amount :scratch:

          It's 380 parts per million at the moment, it would have to increase 10 fold to get back to carboniferous levels :dunno:
           
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            We do our earth hour on 31st October every year, between about 5:30 and 6:30 pm.
             
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              Wait a minute, wait a minute, Shiney!!! The present President of the USA doesn't believe in Climate Change, Scott Pruitt appointed by Trump as Head of the Environmental Protection Agency doesn't believe in Climate Change, Ryan Zinke appointed by Trump to be in charge of the Department of the Interior doesn't believe in Climate Change, Rick Perry appointed by Trump to be Head of the Department of Energy doesn't believe in Climate Change, along with his other appointees, Ben Carson [Department of Housing and Urban Development, James Mattis [Defense], Tom Price [Department of Health and Human Services], Elaine Chao [Department of Transportation] all don't believe in Climate Change.........they're not all completely insanely wrong are they???:scratch::doh::heehee:

              I wish everyone would do that, permanently, as it would get rid of Light Pollution and we would be able to see the uncountable Billions of Stars in our skies
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                I remember it well. :old:
                 
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                  You left out Zigs. :nonofinger: :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                   
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                    He's never wrong:nonofinger:, just completely Bonkers like all of us in Admin.:heehee:
                     
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                      It wasn't dark so I didn't have them on yet.

                      I conserve every day. If I didn't, I'd be broke ...
                       
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                        I've already helped save things as I won't have a smart meter. How much energy does it use to make one and how much greenhouse gases are saved by there being one less?

                        I, also, I haven't bought clothes for 20 years and we're on our second lot of lounge furniture in 50 years. I've saved the planet!!! :hapydancsmil:

                        Alright, so, my executive jet does create some greenhouse gases but I can't give up everything. :sad:
                         
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                          We still haven't put our heating on, apart from on low level in the bathroom for about 12 weeks and our daughter's bedroom when home from uni for around 4 weeks. The total heating cost from Autumn 2016 to & including April 2017 will be a little over £100 which includes (reduced) firelighters, jigsaw blades for cutting up pallets, petrol, 4 stroke, chainsaw oil and, when it's been sub-zero, some buy 2 get 1 free bags of coal from Wickes bought using 20% off vouchers.

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                          EDIT: Dammit, forgot about cost of the sweep :frown:
                           
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                            We still haven't put our heating on, in the almost 7 years since we moved in here.
                             
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                              We're similar. We never turn ours off! :snork:
                               
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                                Same here...its best for the environment! Mine, that is...:snork:

                                The way I see things, ever time a gardener plants something new, that does a lot more for the planet than switching off lights for an hour.
                                 
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