Lights ON for Earth Hour
“Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action…to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness.” - http://www.earthhour.org/.
The Earth Hour organizers would have your turn off the lights for an hour, to show support for saving the planet. But I have a call to action of my own. At 8:30 PM on Saturday, turn on every light in your house.
Turn on your lights to express skepticism about Climate Change. The Earth Hour website says it’s “all about giving people a voice on the future of our planet and working together to create a sustainable low carbon future for our planet.” But as I’ve written elsewhere ( http://www.grebnesisrazor.com/2009/05/climate-change-caused-by-sun.html ), there’s good reason to be skeptical of the need for a low carbon future.
Turn on your lights to protest the Big Government agenda. Now that the liberals have won the health care vote, their next major initiative is likely to be the so-called Cap and Trade proposal to place new taxes on nearly every productive activity. Show your opposition.
Finally, turn on your lights because they’re beautiful. The harnessing of electricity is a magnificent achievement and should be celebrated. The nighttime American cityscape inspired artists like Robert Hoppe, filmmakers like Woody Allen, and refugees like Ayn Rand, who wrote of her arrival in New York after years of starvation, poverty, and repression in Soviet Russia, “seeing the first lighted skyscrapers – it was snowing, very faintly, and I think I began to cry.” To plunge iconic buildings and landmarks, buildings that have had that kind of effect on people, to plunge them into darkness is shameful indeed.
BTW, I’d like to create an album of homes lit up for Earth Hour. If you get a pic and are willing to share, please send it to me at webmaster@nexusofpower.com or post it to the Nexus of Power Facebook group. Also, please forward this call to action to others who may be supportive.
The Earth Hour organizers would have your turn off the lights for an hour, to show support for saving the planet. But I have a call to action of my own. At 8:30 PM on Saturday, turn on every light in your house.
Turn on your lights to express skepticism about Climate Change. The Earth Hour website says it’s “all about giving people a voice on the future of our planet and working together to create a sustainable low carbon future for our planet.” But as I’ve written elsewhere ( http://www.grebnesisrazor.com/2009/05/climate-change-caused-by-sun.html ), there’s good reason to be skeptical of the need for a low carbon future.
Turn on your lights to protest the Big Government agenda. Now that the liberals have won the health care vote, their next major initiative is likely to be the so-called Cap and Trade proposal to place new taxes on nearly every productive activity. Show your opposition.
Finally, turn on your lights because they’re beautiful. The harnessing of electricity is a magnificent achievement and should be celebrated. The nighttime American cityscape inspired artists like Robert Hoppe, filmmakers like Woody Allen, and refugees like Ayn Rand, who wrote of her arrival in New York after years of starvation, poverty, and repression in Soviet Russia, “seeing the first lighted skyscrapers – it was snowing, very faintly, and I think I began to cry.” To plunge iconic buildings and landmarks, buildings that have had that kind of effect on people, to plunge them into darkness is shameful indeed.
BTW, I’d like to create an album of homes lit up for Earth Hour. If you get a pic and are willing to share, please send it to me at webmaster@nexusofpower.com or post it to the Nexus of Power Facebook group. Also, please forward this call to action to others who may be supportive.
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8:18 PM
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