Comments on: Why Earth Hour Is A Bunch Of Hot Air http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/03/29/why-earth-hour-is-a-bunch-of-hot-air/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phil H http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/03/29/why-earth-hour-is-a-bunch-of-hot-air/comment-page-1/#comment-38059 Phil H Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:37:52 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3441#comment-38059 But Earth Hour wasn't supposed to be about saving energy for one hour. According to their website (and you do have to read the website quite carefully to actually find out what their aims were), they were doing it to make politicians listen for their conference in Copenhagen in December. Again, you do have to dig quite deep to even get that information about them. I've blogged about what is so wrong with Earth Hour here - <a href="http://blog.evilflea.com/2009/03/why-i-think-earth-hour-was-just.html" target="_blank">http://blog.evilflea.com/2009/03/why-i-think-eart...</a> Basically the problem is that they were asking people to make a statement without making sure they understood what that statement was. They were supposedly asking politicians to take "urgent and unified action", but don't actually ask for anything specific or concrete from them. Which makes the politicians' jobs an awful lot easier - just nod, smile nicely and say a few of the right things. And then do absolutely nothing. But Earth Hour wasn't supposed to be about saving energy for one hour. According to their website (and you do have to read the website quite carefully to actually find out what their aims were), they were doing it to make politicians listen for their conference in Copenhagen in December. Again, you do have to dig quite deep to even get that information about them.

I've blogged about what is so wrong with Earth Hour here – http://blog.evilflea.com/2009/03/why-i-think-eart…

Basically the problem is that they were asking people to make a statement without making sure they understood what that statement was. They were supposedly asking politicians to take "urgent and unified action", but don't actually ask for anything specific or concrete from them. Which makes the politicians' jobs an awful lot easier – just nod, smile nicely and say a few of the right things. And then do absolutely nothing.

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/03/29/why-earth-hour-is-a-bunch-of-hot-air/comment-page-1/#comment-38054 Sean P Aune Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:36:47 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3441#comment-38054 I'm not suggesting anyone get scolded, I'm saying improve the implementation. Put this into terms anyone can understand and you will get much further with it. You can say all day long "this prevented x metric tonnes of greenhouse gases from being released", but how many people have a clue what that means? Say, instead, "You saved $X in one hour, now multiply that..." and you'll get it through to them a lot quicker. I’m not suggesting anyone get scolded, I’m saying improve the implementation. Put this into terms anyone can understand and you will get much further with it. You can say all day long “this prevented x metric tonnes of greenhouse gases from being released”, but how many people have a clue what that means? Say, instead, “You saved $X in one hour, now multiply that…” and you’ll get it through to them a lot quicker.

]]> By: Topics about Computers » Why Earth Hour Is A Bunch Of Hot Air http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/03/29/why-earth-hour-is-a-bunch-of-hot-air/comment-page-1/#comment-38053 Topics about Computers » Why Earth Hour Is A Bunch Of Hot Air Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:18:29 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3441#comment-38053 [...] SeanPAune.com added an interesting post today on Why Earth Hour Is A Bunch Of Hot AirHere’s a small readingCould we all just drop this “ Earth Hour ” junk now? Last night, for one hour, people around the world turned off their lights as show of support against global climate change.  The trend started in 2007 when Sydney, Australia went dark for one hour, and by 2008 it expanded across the world as more people joing in the movement.  This year it returned with places such as the Las Vegas strip going completely dark , much to the awe of people that work and live there. Cities all over the planet [...] [...] SeanPAune.com added an interesting post today on Why Earth Hour Is A Bunch Of Hot AirHere’s a small readingCould we all just drop this “ Earth Hour ” junk now? Last night, for one hour, people around the world turned off their lights as show of support against global climate change.  The trend started in 2007 when Sydney, Australia went dark for one hour, and by 2008 it expanded across the world as more people joing in the movement.  This year it returned with places such as the Las Vegas strip going completely dark , much to the awe of people that work and live there. Cities all over the planet [...]

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]]> By: Renee http://www.seanpaune.com/2009/03/29/why-earth-hour-is-a-bunch-of-hot-air/comment-page-1/#comment-38051 Renee Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:12:32 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/?p=3441#comment-38051 It's symbolic of the potential for conservation, as well as an example that it is possible to do without the comforts of the modern age for an hour a day. Perhaps eventually people will get the idea that they can do this on their own. Your kind of cynicism will get us no where. Give people something fun to do, something with a feeling of community and they will embrace it as their own. Scold them, and.. well, we've seen where scolding has got us. It's symbolic of the potential for conservation, as well as an example that it is possible to do without the comforts of the modern age for an hour a day. Perhaps eventually people will get the idea that they can do this on their own. Your kind of cynicism will get us no where. Give people something fun to do, something with a feeling of community and they will embrace it as their own. Scold them, and.. well, we've seen where scolding has got us.

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