No One Told Me !

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:32 pm

If I were a criminal I would have taken full advantage of this unique opportunity.

CNN) -- Lights went off across the world Saturday as millions of homes and businesses went dark for one hour in a symbolic gesture highlighting concerns over climate change.

The lights go off Saturday at the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben clock tower in central London.

Organizers expected more than 2,800 cities and towns worldwide to dim their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time for the third annual Earth Hour -- a day-long energy-saving marathon spanning 83 countries and 24 time zones.

Major cities in the United States, Asia, the Middle East and Europe had already gone dark for the event by Saturday night on the U.S. East Coast.

In Washington, the lights went out at the Capitol dome at 8:30 p.m. ET; the same time the Empire State Building, Central Park and the George Washington Bridge in New York went dark.

The Philippines topped this year's participation for Asia, with more than 650 communities taking part in the event, according to Earth Hour's Web site.

The light illuminating the face of the landmark Big Ben clock tower in London, England, went out at 8:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. ET).

In Dubai, iReporter Sharad Agarwal turned out the lights and sat down to a candlelit dinner with his family.

"I personally believe in going green and everything that goes with it," Agarwal told CNN.

Time: Will Earth Hour work?

In Australia, floodlights of the Sydney Opera House were extinguished as the city's iconic harbor kicked off events for Earth Hour. The event's Web site reported that hundreds of people lined the harbor for a glimpse of the dimming skyline at 8:30 pm.

Sydney became the birthplace of the Earth Hour campaign in 2007 when 2.2 million turned off their lights, igniting a grass-roots movement that has become a global phenomenon.

In China, illuminations at major buildings including the "Bird's Nest" Olympic Stadium and the Water Cube were extinguished as 20 cities joined in, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

Other landmarks around the world expected to join the World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event were the Egyptian pyramids, Vatican, Niagara Falls, the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, the Acropolis in Athens and the Las Vegas casino strip.

CNN iReporter Marie Sager of Los Angeles, California, said she planned to hike up to the Griffith Observatory to experience the massive lights-out event.

"A good portion of the city is participating. We'll see the Capital Records sign go out. A lot of these places haven't turned out their lights in awhile," Sager said.

Event sponsors hoped participating U.S. cities would set an example for the rest of the world. "We think we are going to have 100 million people around the world sending a message that climate change is real, and we need to take action now," World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts told CNN.

"The world is watching to see what America is going to do," he said, "because if America acts on climate change, the world will follow."

Earth Hour events got off to an unofficial start in the remote Chatham Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean where locals switched off their diesel generators, organizers said. Shortly afterward, 44 New Zealand cities and town joined in the event.

Organizers say they hope this year's event will send a message to world leaders meeting Copenhagen, Denmark, in December for a major summit on climate change.

"We are asking one billion people to take part in what is essentially the first global vote for action on climate change by turning off their lights for one hour and casting a vote for earth," said executive director Andy Ridley. hour and casting a vote for earth," said executive director Andy

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:33 am

I rarely have my TV on. I didn't see this in the Telegraph's headlines either and I don't get time to pour through all the papers. I had no forewarning of Earth Hour.

Perhaps someone should have chopped down a tree or two and sent us all a letter.

princessladedah · Post by **princessladedah** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:29 am

Did they pay the electric bill?

:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:33 am

A non-historical momenet...............but makes for a good song. :wah:

YouTube - Tanya Tucker-The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

scholle-kid · Post by **scholle-kid** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:27 am

I don't have a TV and don't get the paper , i didn't hear anything about it till someone a message board posted something like " Whew, I survived earth hour" ,

There has been a few major things I have missed because I am sorta like a hermit. One thing comes to mind is , I had 3 days off from work one time in 2001 the days were 9/10, 9/11 , 9/12 when I got to work on 9/13 I think I was the most ignorant human on the face of the earth.:yh_blush :yh_blush :yh_blush

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:11 am

scholle-kid;1165565 wrote: I don't have a TV and don't get the paper , i didn't hear anything about it till someone a message board posted something like " Whew, I survived earth hour" ,

There has been a few major things I have missed because I am sorta like a hermit. One thing comes to mind is , I had 3 days off from work one time in 2001 the days were 9/10, 9/11 , 9/12 when I got to work on 9/13 I think I was the most ignorant human on the face of the earth.:yh_blush :yh_blush :yh_blush

:wah:

Attacked....Plane....What ????

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:52 am

I must have been sleeping through this event...........................

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:00 am

Originally Posted by scholle-kid

I had 3 days off from work one time in 2001 the days were 9/10, 9/11 , 9/12 when I got to work on 9/13 I think I was the most ignorant human on the face of the earth

chonsigirl;1165626 wrote: I must have been sleeping through this event...........................

You missed 9/11 too ?

Ill find some links for you so you can catch up.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:15 am

:wah: No, I slept through the event yesteday. I was wide awake for 911...................

scholle-kid · Post by **scholle-kid** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:30 pm

Nomad;1165632 wrote: You missed 9/11 too ?

Ill find some links for you so you can catch up.

I seen some one of the news deals on a managers desktop in the office and it was showing one the planes hitting one the towers, I made some BS smart mouth crack about the stupid movies holly wood comes out with . And as they say ,, the rest is history. I am the burger flipper she is the server so every one that came in for a meal , after she had been there to take their order they would just sit there and look at me like I was a bug pinned to a board ... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:54 pm

yuppers, shut ours off for that hour!:guitarist:guitarist

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:10 pm

scholle-kid;1165842 wrote: I seen some one of the news deals on a managers desktop in the office and it was showing one the planes hitting one the towers, I made some BS smart mouth crack about the stupid movies holly wood comes out with . And as they say ,, the rest is history. I am the burger flipper she is the server so every one that came in for a meal , after she had been there to take their order they would just sit there and look at me like I was a bug pinned to a board ... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Many times throughout my life I have found myself in the position of being the pariah in the room.

I feel your pain.

scholle-kid · Post by **scholle-kid** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:32 pm

Nomad;1165876 wrote: Many times throughout my life I have found myself in the position of being the pariah in the room.

I feel your pain.

Well , Thank you.

Ya know someone has to do it and the reason I so recognized that feeling of 'bug pinned to board' was it's not a new feeling , one of my claims to fame is embarrassing my self,,,:o

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:27 pm

scholle-kid;1165882 wrote: Well , Thank you.

Ya know someone has to do it and the reason I so recognized that feeling of 'bug pinned to board' was it's not a new feeling , one of my claims to fame is embarrassing my self,,,:o

Well I hate to distance myself from you in your moment of confession but youre on your own with this one.

Its your cross to bear.