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#1 sayonaragalaxy
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Who is participating or has already participated?
Are you going to any of the big events, or are you doing anything else interesting to celebrate?

If you don't know of Earth Hour yet, look up the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FclcMfzjwug&feature=player_embedded

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#2 Strider_91
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I'm not
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#3 194197844077667059316682358889
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What a silly PR gesture
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#4 lightleggy
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earth hour is ultra stupid...did you know that earth hour actually harms the world more? the energy is not being saved for other moment, its being WASTED because the energy is still there, its just that people dont use anything, so they are throwing the energy away
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#5 194197844077667059316682358889
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earth hour is ultra stupid...did you know that earth hour actually harms the world more? the energy is not being saved for other moment, its being WASTED because the energy is still there, its just that people dont use anything, so they are throwing the energy awaylightleggy
... what?
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#6 Sides
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I've had my lights off here and it is too dark.. I'm happy to contribute to silly things :D

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#7 danwallacefan
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I'll definitely be participating

by driving in my SUV by myself to get myself a few juicy burgers, then driving back even though I could have probably cooked them up by myself.

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#8 batman_is_aweso
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[QUOTE="lightleggy"]earth hour is ultra stupid...did you know that earth hour actually harms the world more? the energy is not being saved for other moment, its being WASTED because the energy is still there, its just that people dont use anything, so they are throwing the energy awayxaos
... what?

ditto

wtf are you saying?

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#9 Famiking
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earth hour is ultra stupid...did you know that earth hour actually harms the world more? the energy is not being saved for other moment, its being WASTED because the energy is still there, its just that people dont use anything, so they are throwing the energy awaylightleggy
So they produce less energy, duh. Either way, we all know the impact it has is very tiny, because we are going to be producing a lot of carbon dioxide for the other 23 hours. But it has become more of a symbolic thing to do. This will be my first Earth Hour, I'm hyped to sit in the dark. I'm on the 40th floor of an apartment, so I can just stare at dimmed Toronto. 8)
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[QUOTE="lightleggy"]earth hour is ultra stupid...did you know that earth hour actually harms the world more? the energy is not being saved for other moment, its being WASTED because the energy is still there, its just that people dont use anything, so they are throwing the energy awayxaos
... what?

Yeah, that made no sense what so ever. :?
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#11 lightleggy
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[QUOTE="lightleggy"]earth hour is ultra stupid...did you know that earth hour actually harms the world more? the energy is not being saved for other moment, its being WASTED because the energy is still there, its just that people dont use anything, so they are throwing the energy awayxaos
... what?

sorry if I explained myself wrong... Earth Hour is known to result in drop of energy consumption. But not one power generating station has reported lowered production of energy. Statistically, this relates to a zero affect on change of carbon emissions.
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#12 McJugga
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My civics teacher: "If everyone in Ottawa turned all of their electrical appliances off for one hour, we'd have enough power saved to run all of Canada for a year". :?
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#13 Big_Bad_Sad
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[QUOTE="McJugga"]My civics teacher: "If everyone in Ottawa turned all of their electrical appliances off for one hour, we'd have enough power saved to run all of Canada for a year". :?

Your teacher should be sacked. Then shot.
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#14 Famiking
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[QUOTE="McJugga"]My civics teacher: "If everyone in Ottawa turned all of their electrical appliances off for one hour, we'd have enough power saved to run all of Canada for a year". :?

We should get rid of Ottawa.
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#15 danwallacefan
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[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="lightleggy"]earth hour is ultra stupid...did you know that earth hour actually harms the world more? the energy is not being saved for other moment, its being WASTED because the energy is still there, its just that people dont use anything, so they are throwing the energy awayscorch-62
... what?

Yeah, that made no sense what so ever. :?

I think what he's trying to say is that even when you turn your lights off the power stations still run at normal capacity, which means no fewer tons of coal are burnt. At least in times besides earth hour that coal is burnt for a reason. But in earth hour it's completely wasted.

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#16 grape_of_wrath
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[QUOTE="McJugga"]My civics teacher: "If everyone in Ottawa turned all of their electrical appliances off for one hour, we'd have enough power saved to run all of Canada for a year". :?Big_Bad_Sad
Your teacher should be sacked. Then shot.

Because the other way around would be silly...
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#17 McJugga
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[QUOTE="Famiking"][QUOTE="McJugga"]My civics teacher: "If everyone in Ottawa turned all of their electrical appliances off for one hour, we'd have enough power saved to run all of Canada for a year". :?

We should get rid of Ottawa.

Yeah, it would also solve all of the world's hunger problems. If everyone in Ottawa stopped eating for one hour, we could feed all of Africa for a year.
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#18 lightleggy
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[QUOTE="scorch-62"][QUOTE="xaos"] ... what?danwallacefan

Yeah, that made no sense what so ever. :?

I think what he's trying to say is that even when you turn your lights off the power stations still run at normal capacity, which means no fewer tons of coal are burnt. At least in times besides earth hour that coal is burnt for a reason. But in earth hour it's completely wasted.

good sir you perfectly managed to express my words
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#19 Famiking
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[QUOTE="grape_of_wrath"] Because the other way around would be silly...

If Canada turned off its lights for a year, it would power Ottawa for an hour? [QUOTE="McJugga"] Yeah, it would also solve all of the world's hunger problems. If everyone in Ottawa stopped eating for one hour, we could feed all of Africa for a year.

Okay, something really needs to be done about this city, FAST.
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#20 markop2003
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No, i'm thinking of turning on more devices to cancel out other people.
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#21 McJugga
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[QUOTE="McJugga"]My civics teacher: "If everyone in Ottawa turned all of their electrical appliances off for one hour, we'd have enough power saved to run all of Canada for a year". :?

It's also important to note my classes reaction: *looks of determination* "wow" :)
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#22 TBoogy
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The Whole Foods that I am sitting in while typing this is going to dim the lights in the grocery area, and turn them off (and burn candles) in the dining area. They are going to have a loacl band playng live acoustic music, and they are serving wine by the glass. I may be here for the start of this event (they are doing it from 6pm to 9pm).
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#23 Crimsader
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I participated. But none of my neighbors did :mad:

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#24 akbar13
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If people really carded about earth hour electric companies would turn off their power to cut out everything.

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#25 akbar13
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Is that Edward Norton in that video? Im participating then.

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#26 lightleggy
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If people really carded about earth hour electric companies would turn off their power to cut out everything.

akbar13
they cant/wont do it, because earth hour is optional, and you pay your taxes (Well you should be doing it) and your electricity bill (you should be doing that as well) so they have no right to take the energy away from you not even from 1 minute, only for logical reasons which they are not responsable for (for example, a transformer/generator overheating/blowing up) nowhere on my electricity provider contract says "earth hour is obligatory, we will cut your energy supply for 1 hour for earth hour"
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#27 danwallacefan
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No, i'm thinking of turning on more devices to cancel out other people.markop2003
you gotta be creative. BURN SOME STYROFOAM!

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#28 markop2003
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If people really cared about earth hour electric companies would turn off their power to cut out everything.

akbar13
Yes, becuase turning off all the trafic lights is a great idea :roll:
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#29 XanderKage
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Earth "Hour"? Wasn't it like an Earth "Week" last year?.. What happened, budget cuts?

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#30 Brainkiller05
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I hope the big events you mentioned don't actually exist, i imagined people driving miles and getting on planes and gathering
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#31 akbar13
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I hope the big events you mentioned don't actually exist, i imagined people driving miles and getting on planes and gatheringBrainkiller05
Lol, really.
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#32 lightleggy
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[QUOTE="akbar13"]

If people really cared about earth hour electric companies would turn off their power to cut out everything.

markop2003
Yes, becuase turning off all the trafic lights is a great idea :roll:

thats another reason why light companies CANT stop working just for earth hour...seriously earth hour is a waste!
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#33 Famiking
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Earth Hour just ended here in Toronto (and Ottawa, I would hope) ^^ That was fun (and boring) :D