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danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: DillonFoulds on March 27, 2011, 06:24:21 pm ---I'm confused, did you mean the West Coast of Australia where the Earth Hour movement was initiated, or do you think USA/North America is the only continent involved?

Although I agree, it is a frivolous exercise on the whole, I do appreciate the gesture behind it. Every year it makes me think about the electricity we use, and do a little bit more each year to try and reduce our power bill. To be honest, before the whole Earth Hour thing started, I could not have cared any less about my power bill. Since I've started the whole Earth Hour thing, once a year I am reminded to go through the house and replace any bulbs that are missing or incandescent (we do near strictly CCFL bulbs everywhere), and also it reminds me to take a second look at all our entertainment centers. We've got 5 TVs in the house, and each year I'll go through everything, remove any unnecessary components, or decide I don't use the desktop enough to merit leaving it running. A couple years ago I condensed my media server and HTPC into a single machine, and this year I'm going to consolidate my desktop hard drives into my HTPC as well, resulting in only having one computer running, where I used to have 3.

In the end, I think that although the idea itself isn't the most effective, it does at least remind a few people to reduce their energy usage, and I think that's a good start for anything.

What have you guys done to help reduce your utilities? Or has everyone just bought more stuff to run up their bills?

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I'm pretty sure it started in Sydney, which is the EAST coast. No matter. I think it was a good idea for a once off. 3 or 4 years ago when they first did it, my housemate and I sat by the candlelight for an hour. You are right, it does help you at least THINK about energy waste. However, I don't think it should be made into a ritual. And when I see huge business and government offices turn off all their lights for one hour a year at night, it begs the question 'why don't they do that EVERY night?'...

Vigo:
How is one suppose to watch Captain Planet with the power out?
 :dunno

RayB:
Screw earth hour. It's a fun little educational excercise to instill some sort of eco-conciousness in kids, but for adults, it's rather silly. Or you can say it is what it is, a symbolic thing.

I got rid of cable. My tv use has gone down a good 80%. I also only turn on major appliances like washer, dryer and dishwasher after "peak" usage time (after 9pm weekdays). I'm always only turning on lights I need. Not sure what more I could do short of installing solar panels.

Dartful Dodger:
They are selling Earth hour like a diet(do this one hour a year and you’re doing your part), instead of valuable way of life(do this every day and you’re doing your part).

Like rayB said, I already conserve energy.

I think a greener planet is nice, but a greener bank account is nicer.

Instead of pitching: Saving energy = Saving the planet
They should be pitching: Saving energy = Saving money

As far as practice what you preach goes...
How much energy do the lights on those Earth Hour billboard waste?
Where they turned off during Earth Hour?


I didn't spend Earth Hour going around my house turning off lights, because the room I was in was the only room with a light on.

HaRuMaN:
Best way to conserve resources and be green?  Go dig a hole, sit in the bottom of it, and blow your brains out.

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