this is the sort of thing I'm unrepairably cynical about

[waider]

According to John Gormley, our Minister for the Environment (who is, incidentally, a member of the Green party), "We can demonstrate through Earth Hour that individual action can make a difference on climate change"

Really? How do we demonstrate that switching off non-essential lights on many public buildings (my italics) makes a difference on climate change? How much energy was used in promoting this, as a fraction of the saved energy? Is someone going to measure this scientifically, or are we just going to collectively pat ourselves on the back for doing "something" for 1/8766 of the year while continuing to waste energy as usual for the remainder?

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[zadcat.livejournal.com]

I detect a whiff of Bad Science!

A Montreal blogger posted that it was silly for anyone in Quebec to turn off their lights to "cut emissions" because our electricity comes from hydroelectric dams and doesn't produce greenhouse gas emissions. Some of the comments get a little heated.

[waidesworld.livejournal.com]

It's a pity we here in Boston didn't hear officially about Earth Hour....again. Then again, according to our administration, we are not in a global warming crisis.