Posted on 03/19/2010 6:33:37 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
(There are many candlelit activities to do with family or friends when you turn off the lights for an hour to raise awareness about climate change.)
Q: Earth Hour is coming up on March 27 and I, for one, am excited to get in on the action and turn off my lights. One question though – what the heck am I supposed to do in the dark for a whole hour?
A: You’ve come to the right place, my friend. For those of you who don’t know, the World Wildlife Fund started Earth Hour three years ago, asking people to turn off their lights for one hour to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change. It has since become a global phenomenon, with more and more people turning out their lights each year.
In 2009, nearly 1 billion people in 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents turned out their lights for Earth Hour. The only question many people have is exactly yours. What am I supposed to do in the dark for a whole hour? Well, I’ve got some great ideas for ways you can spend Earth Hour. And you know what? These activities are so fun, you won’t even remember to turn on the lights come 9:30.
Eat a candlelit dinner.
Prepare the whole meal in advance and make sure the table’s set, so you don’t stab anyone with the dinner knives while trying to set the table in the dark. Then, once you switch off the lights, settle down at the table and enjoy a candlelit dinner. Whether it’s with your honey, your family, or just a friend or two, you’ll be sure to enjoy.
If you’ve got kids, play games with or tell them stories.
How often is Saturday night just movie night? This Saturday night, get the kids together for some ghost stories by candlelight or a game of Monopoly. If you’re really ambitious, you can even try building a fort with them in your living room.
Look at old picture albums.
In this day and age, everything’s electronic — on a hard drive, a memory card, a USB stick, in an online album somewhere on the Internet. You get my point. For Earth Hour, why not pull out the dusty albums from years past (everybody’s got one somewhere) and leaf through some old pictures of yourself or your family by candlelight. You can even make it into a game (“Who can find the only picture ever taken of Grandma in a two-piece?”). It’s sure to make for some good times, good memories and some great stories.
Get some friends together for a game night.
What says, 'I care about the Earth' more than Taboo by candlelight? And the best part of it is, it’ll be dark enough that nobody will see you cheating.
Go outside for some stargazing.
When was the last time you looked up at the sky and actually saw more than a few stars? That’s because with all the light pollution out there these days, it’s hard to see much of anything in the sky besides the moon — or the lights of a passing plane if you’re lucky. Take advantage of the Earth Hour opportunity, and head outside for some good old-fashioned stargazing. Unless of course, you’re fortunate enough to live in Salt Lick, Ky. — then you might see stars any ol’ night of the year.
Don’t forget to check out this video promo for Earth Hour 2010, featuring landmarks across the world that went dark for 2009’s Earth Hour, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Empire State Building in New York City — definitely inspiring to watch. And remember, no matter how you decide to spend Earth Hour, know that you’re one of billions of people joining together to take a stand on the future of our planet, and that, my friends, is more than enough.
Is NBC going to do that stupid green, dim light thing again? Just turn the lights out permanently NBC.
Eat a bunch of beans during the day and then play “who’s fart was that” when the lights go out.
“What Activities Can I Do When I Turn Off the Lights for Earth Hour?”
Walk into walls. Fall down staircases. Please be sure to film these activities with infra-red and post your painful sacrifice for our amusme.....er, the edification of Gaia.
the flames and burning pork grease and smoke tends to piss off a few neighbors if I handle it right.
They don’t know what to do with the lights off? Sheesh!
Remind me of this later and I’ll turn all the lights on in the house just for the earthers.
Well if it is dark, then you should screw the government before they screw you (again)
Thanks. I just wanted to know what night to leave all the lights on.
That is very thoughtful, it also saves the landfills.
No normal people participate in these dopey things. This is something lefty kooks do to feel good about themselves.
I think this year, if I can somehow remember earth hour when it actually happens, I will turn on every light at the office and at home, as well as all the computers and all other electronic devices. I will make sure to let all the liberals I come across know that I am canceling out their efforts to save the globe.
I’ll turn on every light, run the washer/dryer, airconditioner, furnace and turn on the car and the 1970 Mercedes Benz 300SEL 6.3 (with no emission controls). Oh yea, and every tv in the house.
How about a good old-fashioned game of mumblety-peg? You could tell the folks at the ER that you were doing it to Save The Planet as they’re stitching you up.
What a bunch of dim bulbs at that website.
Who is unaware of global warming scare by now?
start your mower or snowblower - gun it.
Have a zillion watts..they will all be ON!
Put on your tin hat, jump up and down and shout “I’m a freakin’ idiot”!
I’m with you....I think I’ll fire up my 69 Charger with an old set of tire on the back.....I love the smell of burning rubber and hydrocarbons in the evening!
I make sure to have every light I own turned on!!!
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