Kill Switch
Earth Hour 2009 happens to be a week away; 28 March, 8.30 p.m. to be exact. Last year, I managed to play a teeny part in preventing (or more realistically, prolonging) global warming with a candle light dinner in the middle of Fortitude Valley. Next week, I expect myself to be sitting in darkness, blogging perhaps?
On a side note, here are my two cents worth after reading a random YouTube comment on ‘how sad it is that the video above has only over 300,000 views’ and apparently, it is a reflection of how much people care. It’s a wonder how these people think! Caring is relative to YouTube hits? To be honest, Earth Hour would be of little use if nobody keeps it up for the remaining 364 days of the year.
Don’t get me wrong – I strongly believe that the head-fake of Earth Hour is to raise awareness by reminding society that a future with global warming would be calamitous to say the least, and that its’ yardstick of success wouldn’t be based on how many people turn off their lights (the aim for 2009: one billion people) but rather the number of people that would continue with their energy-saving efforts.
Have a good one people! And do remember to Vote Earth! Gosh, the humanitarian in me is finally emerging! Woohoo! :D
yeah, it’s just an hour..
it’d be better if it’s like a month or smth.. =P
kenwooi
March 21, 2009 at 10:59 am
Lol. Definitely. Even the idea of saving energy for, say a minute more each day, in 60 days, would come up to an hour, which as we know, somewhat equates to the amount of energy saved during Earth Hour.
But then again, the sad thing is that people who participate in events like Earth Hour tend to forget about saving energy for the rest of the year just because they feel that they have played their part in preventing global warming. Hopefully it’ll be different this time though. (:
superheropirateninja
March 22, 2009 at 5:06 pm