On March 31, 2007, more than 2 million Sydney businesses and households turned off their lights for one hour, Earth Hour, creating a powerful global message that it's possible to take action on climate change.

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

Earth Hour is about more than one night. Its about inspiring you to hopefully make changes that can help reduce the stress on our climate & our planet by showing just how much even the smallest change can help. And just how important one person really can be.

Help achieve Earth Hour's ultimate goal of reducing emissions by 5%. Will you be part of Earth Hour?

Earth Hour

Do you know Al Gore personally?

LOL, actually..... no. ;-) Why, do you ?

Hehehe... No, I pick my friends more carefully. Would you be interested in some oceanfront property in, say, Arizona..?

Wow.... would I ?!!

* no peg leg peg leg *.... Sorry, the punch line to an old joke I don't quite remember. :D

Google's doing it.

*turns on a couple more lights so's he can see the google page*

/\ It's a joke, it's a joke.

:o)

That's awesome Les. :D

Thanks for the links Lauren & Les. Actually, just before sunrise I did just that ... even turned the light off on my PC (shut it down after updates were complete ... an hour exactly). Will do just that again this evening. One doesn't think much on how much energy is used daily & "Earth Hour is a great way to send that message out.

I'll be turning off the light's ... that's for sure!!!

Does closing your eyes ... really, really ... really ... really tight for an hour a day count? :o|

Hmm, that was what I had been doing all along ... think I need to adjust ... something.

*takes a running start at a wall ...*

p.s. I was already in the habit of doing so, more as a passive-aggressive move to p'o the hydro electric companies however.

*turns to 'salute' the electrical companies*

In yo' face luzahs!!

Well, that is ... if they could see me inside a completely darkened home.

Funny, the kids seem to stay off of the lawn though. :o\

A veritable win-win situation. :oD

Hey it wasn't just Sydney who turned their lights out Brisbane did too =( sigh!! we always get forgotten

What's ... er ... Brizbain?? :o|

That anything like Vegemite?

:oP

Is Vegemite vegan SPAM..? We baked seafood Alfredo in the wood stove, so we saved alllll that electricity. And killed a tree.

LOLOL.

Yeah!...we done a bit last night too!....only ours was a power-cut!!..

Maybe it was done 'on purpose'?.......

Anyhow...when we lit the candles...and I saw Wor-Lass's face in that eerie light!!...

Scared the bloody socks off me!...

Needed to run to the loo pretty quick???....

Quick!! Everyone!! Post to this thread!!

We got to bury Bob's words above, if Wor-Lass sees them ... *shudders* ... his life may be in jeopardy if we don't!!

:oD

Owd Bob, you are an incurable romantic. I'm guessing if Wor-Lass sees this, she'll do her part and put your lights out!

Uhm ... think I made another mistake in my interpretation ... turned off the oven for an hour when I was cooking dinner. :o|

Can't say it was the best supper I've had in some time, but ... if it's for a good cause ... what's a little salmonella?

Sacrifices people. It's allll about personal sacrifices.

*nods ... and turns green*