Hmmm, I say Plime should go down for 60 minutes.

As long as Jax can explain it and let others know, I think it's a good gesture.

Then again, the 2 hours thing is kinda stupid. Other than informing people that there a problem, you're not accomplishing anything other than having the people that don't believe in green stuff believe it that stuff even less...

You know that since it's a Saturday, there's a good chance Plime will go down anyway...

9 months later - population boom ;)

march 28th? Why didn't they do it Feb 28th? Oh yeah, everyone would have froze to death. Great way to fight "global warming"

Whahahaha! Some hotels are even joining in, asking guests to turn the lights down... Wouldn't surprise me haha!

Yeah, very good point, but they're mostly doing it for the light, not the heating. Either way, I think at a certain point you have to stop with the 'global warming publicity' and start with stuff that actually make a difference.

not a terrible idea, but hard to do for people who actually need the electricity, such as those on ventilators. i suppose they could just shut down everything else.

I tried forcing people to do this last year, but those people at the hospital got so pissed with me messing with their power grid. a*****es. What, are they TRYING to ruin the environment?

Let me guess...a*****es? *ding*ding*ding*

We did this last year, it was very relaxing and pleasant, reading comic books by candle light.

I'm not turning off the snake's heat or the refrigerator, though, just all the lights...

i wont switch off my computer cause its crunching muons for stephen brook but i will switch of the teli and lights. but then in India we have total power outages 1-3 hours every day cause of less power vs requirements anyway. those who can afford it (big companies mostly have back up generators, few homes have inverters - battery back up esp in north where the temperatures are more extreme)

In my province, we make so much money from oil that any attempt to reduce waste looks like robbery to half of the residents. Last Earth Hour, nearly everyone who got wind of this turned on all of their lights for an hour. So for the sake of Earth, don't tell anyone else in Alberta about this, OK?

I live in Africa. If you tally all the 60 minute periods I have been without power I think I can say I have been participating in this for years! My longest consecutive time without power (while actually officially on the power web) is 30 days. Since we don't need heat (A/C is nice though) it really wasn't so bad.

I love how they pose it as a challenge, like they dare you to turn out your lights. lol

There's nothing 'ON' in my house for about 18 hours a day (nada, not even a fridge, since mine is broken at the moment).
I think they should have waited until mid summer for this and sugest more days.
8h30 p.m. in March is still dark, but in July/August, there's still daylight in many places around the world and people can take a few walks with friends and/or family while saving energy.
For those under the equator, do it during your summer months (I'm too dumb to know when it is exactly).

I love how everyone buys that this will save energy somehow. Whether you use it or not, the power plants still generate electricity. The coal still burns, generate steam, turning the turbines during that hour. They can't simply stop for an hour and ramp everything back up.... this is the same problem with wind energy.. it needs a steady back up running.... Stopping this process could cause severe probs in the plant. Nope... the same amount of energy is burned during EARTH HOUR folks....... but it's a nice thought....

It's all explained right here. ;)