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Earth Hour crashes to Earth (no significant fall in power usage)
Herald Sun Austrailia ^ | Sunday, March 30, 2008 | Andrew Bolt

Posted on 03/31/2008 12:08:29 PM PDT by Names Ash Housewares

Credit the public with sense. Earth Hour, hysterically promoted by The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the ABC, SBS, Sky News and the federal and state governments, resulted in no significant fall in power usage.

Check the graphs from our National Electricity Market Management Company, tracking power use between 8pm and 9pm (a period in which demand always plummets):

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Extended News
KEYWORDS: cuenelsonmunz; dopeydems; earthhour; globalwarming; haha; stoopidtimes10
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I wonder if anywhere in the world had significant power drop? LOL

I had my power ramped up!

1 posted on 03/31/2008 12:08:33 PM PDT by Names Ash Housewares
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I kept my lights on. Stupid liberal stunt. It didn't reduce global warming one iota.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

2 posted on 03/31/2008 12:10:19 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

Now if liberals would have only stopped breathing for an hour, I think we would have saw significant results.


3 posted on 03/31/2008 12:11:24 PM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: goldstategop
I kept my lights on.

I'll go you one better. I turned on literally every light in my house from 6pm to midnight.

Take THAT, AlgoreDiCaprioTobyKeithAssortedIdiots...

4 posted on 03/31/2008 12:11:53 PM PDT by kromike
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To: Names Ash Housewares

I had every light in my house blazing for the entire hour. Most liberals are only liberals when it suits them and doesn’t inconvenience them.


5 posted on 03/31/2008 12:12:01 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Democrats spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: goldstategop

I turned all my lights on and ran the dishwasher. From what I could see in my neighbourhood, all high rises, not many people appeared to be paying attention. Of course it was Saturday night and in Toronto that means Hockey Night in Canada, particularly since it was Leafs/Habs and the Habs were saving energy and letting the Leafs beat them.

Didn’t Earth worship used to take an entire day? Is this the Generation Whine edition?


6 posted on 03/31/2008 12:12:19 PM PDT by Appleby
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To: Names Ash Housewares

I would submit that there was a lot of energy wasted by the leftist networks and other media outlets talking about this nonsense instead of other important issues.

Gorebbel warming is recognized by most people for what it is.


7 posted on 03/31/2008 12:12:35 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (New Europe, John Benedict Arnold McCain's bridge to 07/03/1776. Not even our past is safe.)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

Earth Hour? WTH?
This horse puckey has got to stop!


8 posted on 03/31/2008 12:12:46 PM PDT by gimme1ibertee (Liberalism......it's what's for dinner (on Mars)!)
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To: AlaskaErik

I turned my porch light on (which I never do) I am sure my neighbors noticed.. LOL


9 posted on 03/31/2008 12:13:08 PM PDT by VastRWCon (loss is a matter of degree vote McCain)
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To: goldstategop

“It didn’t reduce global warming one iota.”

That’s because no matter how little energy you use or how much they tax us or we spend on ridiculous carbon credits, it will never make any difference in the world’s climate.

When you think about it from a Marxist point of view it really is brilliant!


10 posted on 03/31/2008 12:13:32 PM PDT by poobear (Pure democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner. God save the Republic!)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

This was like levitating the pentagon. The “darkness”, like the “levitation” was not the point. The actual point succeeded in each case.

Turning extra lights on doesn’t fight the real point which is to reduce a complex series of questions to a simplistic answer.


11 posted on 03/31/2008 12:13:38 PM PDT by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

The millions of dedicated souls in North Korea, just about 100% participation in the wondrous event, still couldn’t make an impact?


12 posted on 03/31/2008 12:14:07 PM PDT by C210N (The television has mounted the most serious assault on Republicanism since Das Kapital.)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

I forgot about Earth Hour and there was still a tomorrow!


13 posted on 03/31/2008 12:14:49 PM PDT by MtnClimber (Not liking my choices in this election!)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

Not even Bezerkley?


14 posted on 03/31/2008 12:15:23 PM PDT by Slapshot68
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To: goldstategop

Empty gesture. What was the point? To demonstrate that we need to live in the dark without light, heat, Internet and TV to prevent global warming?

This stunt probably setback global warming hysteria by raising sympathy for the idea that we need to develop new power sources and increase capacity.


15 posted on 03/31/2008 12:16:24 PM PDT by y6162
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To: Names Ash Housewares

Save something and make a buck or get elected.

This sort of activist crap should be scolded by the public, but it get rewarded. From Carbon Offsets to B.S. water filters that do nothing for but were marketed based on fear of the local water supply, these topics are mostly scams.


16 posted on 03/31/2008 12:16:37 PM PDT by Red6 (Come and take it.)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

I went about my normal routine. I didn’t even think about it.


17 posted on 03/31/2008 12:17:22 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: Appleby

I was at work at the time, so I didn’t notice anything major. But I doubt that very many people here in Kentucky were paying any attention to Earth Hour, not with the Louisville Cardinals getting ready to tip-off against the North Carolina Tar Heels at 9PM for a shot at going to the Final Four. Sadly the Cardinals fell flat on their faces, but there is always next year.


18 posted on 03/31/2008 12:17:35 PM PDT by Stonewall Jackson (Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory. - George Patton)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

Personally, I found it more convenient to celebrate Earth Hour between 2:00 and 3:00 am.


19 posted on 03/31/2008 12:17:44 PM PDT by Interesting Times (Swiftboating, you say? Check out ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: Names Ash Housewares

The real question should be, was there an increase in power usage anywhere - caused by counter demonstrators?

I had every light in the house on, two computers, two laptops and the TV. The only thing I didn’t do was prop the refrigerator door open.


20 posted on 03/31/2008 12:17:52 PM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF ("Gun Control" is not about the guns. "Illegal Immigration" is not about the immigration)
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