Earth hour

groar · 03-28-09, 02:26 PM

Today is Earth day. You are only asked to switch off your lights during 1 hour from 8:30PM.

My lights are CFL (2x20W in the living room, but usually only one is switched on), so it will not have such an impact, but I will switch them off as it doesn't cost me anything.

In fact I'll be watching my TV and I'll keep a 3W LED light toward the ceiling aside the TV. Not a very comfortable situation, but far better than staying in night. I'll stay in this configuration several hours, so the 3W LED will be compensated.

Will/did you do so ?

Denis.

Daox · 03-28-09, 04:09 PM

I will do so! I also won't be home, so it'll be rather easy.

Higgy · 03-28-09, 04:46 PM

Cheater DAOX!

We did it last year. We stayed in total darkness except for a candle lit.

I think if they really wanted people to do it, they'd blank out the TV stations so that people wouldn't even watch TV during that hour.

knowbodies · 03-29-09, 10:32 AM

I was driving last night during Earth Hour. My car is dark grey and basically invisible at night. I kept the lights on. But it was very easy to keep all the lights off at home.

groar · 03-31-09, 02:59 PM

Of course Earth hour has no real impact on Earth. Its main reason is to educate. By doing so, people "vote" and spread the good words.

In France, 200 towns switched off their monuments lightning. I regret the Eiffel Tower switched of only 5 minutes. With the individual switches off, the consumption lowered by 1%. No figure has been published about the production, but imho it hasn't been lowered as switching on/off a power plant is certainly more expensive than 1% lost during 1 hour.

I also read that a candle, for the quantity of light emitted, emits much more CO2 than an equivalent incandescent bulb powered by the worst (in a CO2 point of view) electricity.

My wife was at a public meeting during the Earth Hour. They asked people to concentrate in one half of the room and didn't lit the other half.

Denis.

03-28-09, 02:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
groar X-Frenchy: very Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toulouse, France Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Earth hour Today is Earth day. You are only asked to switch off your lights during 1 hour from 8:30PM. My lights are CFL (2x20W in the living room, but usually only one is switched on), so it will not have such an impact, but I will switch them off as it doesn't cost me anything. In fact I'll be watching my TV and I'll keep a 3W LED light toward the ceiling aside the TV. Not a very comfortable situation, but far better than staying in night. I'll stay in this configuration several hours, so the 3W LED will be compensated. Will/did you do so ? Denis. (Support EcoRenovator.org & get rid of these annoying ads!) __________________ Earth absorbs 1.8 t CO2/head/yr, while a French generates 6.2 t CO2/yr To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. kg saved 06/08-08/09: 1816.9+382.9 (ecodriving / 1420mi not driven) = 2199.8 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (2.66 kg/l diesel) kg saved by 3kWc photo-voltaic solar panels : 187 kg/yr To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (59.1 g/kWh) Radioactive wastes saved by 3kWc photo-voltaic solar panels : Long life (>100,000 years) : 2.85 g/yr (0.9 mg/kWh) Short life (<300 years) : 31.7 g/yr (10.0 mg/kWh) Based upon "official" French figures...

03-31-09, 02:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
groar X-Frenchy: very Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toulouse, France Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Of course Earth hour has no real impact on Earth. Its main reason is to educate. By doing so, people "vote" and spread the good words. In France, 200 towns switched off their monuments lightning. I regret the Eiffel Tower switched of only 5 minutes. With the individual switches off, the consumption lowered by 1%. No figure has been published about the production, but imho it hasn't been lowered as switching on/off a power plant is certainly more expensive than 1% lost during 1 hour. I also read that a candle, for the quantity of light emitted, emits much more CO2 than an equivalent incandescent bulb powered by the worst (in a CO2 point of view) electricity. My wife was at a public meeting during the Earth Hour. They asked people to concentrate in one half of the room and didn't lit the other half. Denis. (Support EcoRenovator.org & get rid of these annoying ads!) __________________ Earth absorbs 1.8 t CO2/head/yr, while a French generates 6.2 t CO2/yr To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. kg saved 06/08-08/09: 1816.9+382.9 (ecodriving / 1420mi not driven) = 2199.8 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (2.66 kg/l diesel) kg saved by 3kWc photo-voltaic solar panels : 187 kg/yr To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. (59.1 g/kWh) Radioactive wastes saved by 3kWc photo-voltaic solar panels : Long life (>100,000 years) : 2.85 g/yr (0.9 mg/kWh) Short life (<300 years) : 31.7 g/yr (10.0 mg/kWh) Based upon "official" French figures...

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03-28-09, 04:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 3,678 Thanks: 206 Thanked 144 Times in 121 Posts	I will do so! I also won't be home, so it'll be rather easy.

03-28-09, 04:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Higgy The Gardener Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada Posts: 411 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Cheater DAOX! We did it last year. We stayed in total darkness except for a candle lit. I think if they really wanted people to do it, they'd blank out the TV stations so that people wouldn't even watch TV during that hour.

03-29-09, 10:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
knowbodies Home Improvement Goon Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Moose Jaw, SK, CA Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I was driving last night during Earth Hour. My car is dark grey and basically invisible at night. I kept the lights on. But it was very easy to keep all the lights off at home.