Comments on: Earth Hour: Tibet, Guantanamo, Spuzzum

By: Greenwashing Critique from Down Under

Greenwashing Critique from Down Under — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:37:16 +0000

[...] Tibet/Guantanamo/Spuzzum; Calamity: Driving in the Dark; Survival Guide; Earth Hour Pros & Cons. Technorati Tags: environment, earth hour, ecology, eco, australia, high school, writing, criticism, critiques, activism, consumerism, industry, pollution, climate change, global warming [...]

By: Pros and Cons of Earth Hour

Pros and Cons of Earth Hour — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:49:04 +0000

[...] poked some fun at the possible consequences if people took the “turn out your lights” message [...]

By: Ren Garcia

Ren Garcia — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:24:37 +0000

Hi, Eric

To your tongue-in-cheek look at Earth Hour, here’s a tongue-in-check comment.

The electricity provider in our area, Manila Electric Company, has been contributing a lot to the lights-out drive for mitigating climate change.

You’re late 3 days on your electric bill and you get a Notice-of-Disconnection threat. A day later and the threat comes down on you.

Consequently, with the hard times (electric power in our area is reputed to be one of the most expensive in the region), a lot of homes have been celebrating Earth Hour on a 24/7 basis.

I recommend that WWF give the Manila Electric Company a special award.

By: Earth Hour Survival Guide

Earth Hour Survival Guide — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:39:22 +0000

[...] Tibet, Guantanamo, Spuzzum [...]

By: Earth Hour Calamity: Driving in the Dark

Earth Hour Calamity: Driving in the Dark — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:47:44 +0000

[...] Tibet, Guantanamo, Spuzzum Technorati Tags: satire, parody, tonga, earth hour, world wildlife fund, wwf, environment, activism, blackout, emergencies, warnings, greenhouse gases, eco [...]

By: Eric Eggertson

Eric Eggertson — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:57:01 +0000

Empty gesture! Surely you jest! I’m looking into many examples of powerful changes that are a direct result of Earth Hour.

If enough committed people work together, we can create a groundswell of darkness that can cover the world. ;-)

By: Terry Lavender

Terry Lavender — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:32:40 +0000

Well put, but you forgot to mention that the militias and occupying armies in Iraq will be shooting their bullets by candlelight between 8 and 9 p.m.

As someone who doesn’t own a car, composts and brings cloth bags when shopping, I consider Earth Hour to be a meaningless gesture. At 8 p.m. tonight I and my family will continue to do what we normally do. The Earth’s environmental (and other) problems aren’t going to be solved by turning off the lights for an hour. What I find sickening is the self-righteous patting themselves on the back that a lot of people are doing because they’re participating in this empty gesture.