Posted on 04/15/2015 12:29:20 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey
For the eighth consecutive year the Town of Halton Hills experienced an overall reduction in the amount of energy used during Earth Hour on Saturday, March 28.
Earth Hour links communities across the world in bringing awareness to climate change. This is also an opportunity to reflect on the importance of year-round energy conservation and the need to take actions that benefit the health of our planet.
(Excerpt) Read more at insidehalton.com ...
THIS IS HUGE AND SERIES
Halton Hills is a town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, located in the northwestern end of the Greater Toronto Area.
Population (2011)
• Town (lower-tier) 59,008
• Density 213.60/km2 (553.2/sq mi)
• Urban 49,854
• Urban density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Rural 9,154
• Rural density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Yeah, and I’d bet it spiked back up over normal levels as soon as the hour was over.
So in 8 years of Earth Hours they saved 23,375 house-hours of energy or an average of 2922 each year. But this year they only saved 418 house-hours of energy. Looks like participation must be plummeting from the early years.
As much as I don’t care for the usual idiocy from these groups, this I have no problem wit.
Just for yucks I went around last ‘earth day’ and looked for every single plug and outlet and unplugged anything that was not being used- my electric bill went down about $30.
It was a good reminder to go and disconnect everything that I forgot was plugged in.
Wonder why they didn’t track usage in my city.
Everyone I know (literally) had every electrical device on for three hours.
I was too lazy to switch out all the cf low energy bulbs for old incandescent this year, though. That’s like work.
I remembered and turned off my solar p.v. inverters for the hour too.
Id expect so!!
will they get an EARTH PLAQUE??
what a way to get “notoriety”
seeing nothing in the way of returns.....the townspeople ran out of steam...
I almost rented a searchlight....
[what a way to get “notoriety”]
Earth Hour is such a farce.
Earth Day...Earth Hour..where will these numbskulls take this next?
[Earth Day...Earth Hour..where will these numbskulls take this next?]
They are going for 24/7. Wilderness living is their zenith.
My energy drops when I turn off the lights, the mushroom dryer and the whisky still and go sleeping. Do I get an award for that?
Spnebodies likely handing them out..hand over fist.
Lets see em do it for a year.
FAT CHANCE!!
Whats for show...is for Show...dontcha know
their deep dedication ...is a mile wide..yet only microns deep.
The town would be far better off if the utility turned off the juice for an hour and let the fair citizens consider how prepared they are.
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