Earth Hour is tonight at 8:00pm
The CBC is reporting that according to a recent poll 70% of Canadians plan to turn off their lights for one hour between 8 and 9 tonight. The top potential substitute activities reported include 'getting busy' with someone and stargazing. Perhaps even more interesting is the poll's finding that 85% of Canadians think Ottawa isn't doing enough to address climate change.
Some notable Canadian landmarks participating in Earth Hour include: Toronto's CN Tower and Eaton Centre; Niagara Falls; Vancouver City Hall and its Olympic Flag; Edmonton's City Hall, as well as Halifax's MacDonald Bridge and Parade Square. Come on Alberta, do your part! In case my begging isn't enough to inspire you, check out this Earth Hour video (complete with cheesy soundtrack).
According to CBC, 100,000 Canadians participated.
Posted by:Jewel | March 30, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Do you think they saved or used more electricity on Toronto with their concert for Earth Hour? I mean, what's the point of turning off the lights and then firing up the concert stage to listen to amplified music? Mind boggling I tell ya!
Posted by:Trevor | March 30, 2008 at 05:27 PM
Trevor:
Don't worry the WWF thought of that too. The concert area was completely dark. The stage was lit with candles and the electricity required to power the acoustic show was sourced through Bullfrog power.
Posted by:eh | March 30, 2008 at 05:31 PM