On Saturday March 28th, R and me observed Earth hour from 8.30 pm - 9.30 pm. We lit candles and promptly switched off our lights, TV and laptops at 8.30 pm. We then decided to go for a walk. As we walked around the neighborhood I was disappointed to notice that less than 30% of the people had their lights off. TVs were on in many houses. And I wondered as to what the reason behind this could be...
1) It could be ignorance..They had no clue what earth hour was or they didn't know it was on that day...C'mon people it was on Yahoo front page...
2) It could be apathy.. "What can one person do to save the earth"..But frankly each of us is doing our part in damaging it..So why not be part of the solution as well..
3) It could be addiction to electrical, electronic appliances.. Are we so used to all these mind numbing distractions ( TV, computer, music systems..) around us that we would be lost if they were switched off.. Are we worried that once everything is switched off we might actually have to turn around and talk to the person next to us.
4) It could be disbelief in global warming.. Well tell that to the next generations when they ask pointed questions about the earth we left for them.
Whatever be the reason.. If you didn't get a chance to observe it this weekend why not do it one of these days. We could make any hour, any day, Earth hour. Why not use Earth hour as a pretext for a romantic candlelight dinner or a nice brisk walk or just laying on your back enjoying the beauty of the moonlit sky. Sometimes cutting out the surrounding noise (be it electrical or electronic) lets you enjoy the simple things in life.
1) It could be ignorance..They had no clue what earth hour was or they didn't know it was on that day...C'mon people it was on Yahoo front page...
2) It could be apathy.. "What can one person do to save the earth"..But frankly each of us is doing our part in damaging it..So why not be part of the solution as well..
3) It could be addiction to electrical, electronic appliances.. Are we so used to all these mind numbing distractions ( TV, computer, music systems..) around us that we would be lost if they were switched off.. Are we worried that once everything is switched off we might actually have to turn around and talk to the person next to us.
4) It could be disbelief in global warming.. Well tell that to the next generations when they ask pointed questions about the earth we left for them.
Whatever be the reason.. If you didn't get a chance to observe it this weekend why not do it one of these days. We could make any hour, any day, Earth hour. Why not use Earth hour as a pretext for a romantic candlelight dinner or a nice brisk walk or just laying on your back enjoying the beauty of the moonlit sky. Sometimes cutting out the surrounding noise (be it electrical or electronic) lets you enjoy the simple things in life.
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I agree di... What gets better than lighting candles n having a romantic dinner... moonlit walks or anything else! People really should do the Earth and themselves a favour and opt out for this at least once a month... let aline once a year. It's totally worth it!
I know..In fact we decided that we are gonna do this every week..I think even if we don't end up do it every week we will be able to manage more than once a month.
Hope more people decide to do the same
Well, one more reason for not doing it is they might be aware that lot of people in developing countries like India spend Earth "hours" everyday because of load-shedding. So their hour is getting compensated.
I have seen people keep their vehicles running at a traffic signal, even though there are awareness ads everywhere to switch them off and save 20% fuel. I am soon writing a post on this. But keep up the good work.
I agree Sachin..But the doing it at that particular time was supposed to be a symbol of our solidarity on this issue.. But again result is what matters. I personally meant people around here (in U.S) cause thats what I saw.
I remember being impressed by lit-up empty office buildings in Chicago at night on my first visit there. But now thinking about it, what a waste of energy. I hope we can become more judicious in our use of energy.
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