Comments on: Earth Hour … I’m not sure…

By: Gaia's Wisdom

Gaia's Wisdom — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:07:34 +0000

I’m certainly not saying people aren’t supportive of acting against global warming (I prefer to use this term since climate change is inevitable in a constantly-evolving planet). What I am saying is that it’s important people don’t see this mass-marketed ‘gesture’ as all they should do.

We show our support every night – spending in excess of 8 hours with the power off … when we go to bed.

The intention of this post is to highlight that people should not think they are making a difference to global warming simply by switching their lights off for 60 minutes once a year. It was only ever meant to be an awareness-raising campaign – it was never meant to have a direct impact on global warming. Unfortunately the media has grabbed the wrong message and run with it focusing on ‘drain on power stations’ etc to highlight whether it has an impact or not. Which just perpetuates the myth.

By: Lorraine Grout

Lorraine Grout — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:30:49 +0000

I see the fact that a national campaign has gone global in just a couple of years is evidence that people worldwide are supportive of acting against climate change.
There will always be who believe that global warming is either a lie or won’t affect them and will continue believing the earth’s resources are eternal. For the rest of us, Earth Hour is a way of publicly announcing our belief and most of the people I know that actively participate do take steps in other areas of their life – intalling solar panels, growing their own vegies to reduce their carbon footprint.
Hopefully, the continued growth and popularity of Earth Hour will illuminate those currently sitting in the darkness for misguided reasons.

By: Anita Kilkenny

Anita Kilkenny — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:25:37 +0000

Great post … Maybe an hour once a year isn’t much to make a mark but it creates awareness of what we should be doing. A token gesture is better than none I guess …