Posted on 03/31/2008 6:09:40 PM PDT by Kaslin
Climate Change: As environmental alarmists entertain themselves by turning off lights, their efforts sometimes lead to unintended consequences. A new study, for example, shows they may be warming the earth by saving trees.
An initiative of the World Wildlife Fund, this rolling blackout began in New Zealand at 8 p.m. Saturday and moved west as other time zones reached that hour.
As reported by CNSNews.com, municipal authorities in Sydney, Australia, turned out the lights on that city's famous Harbor Bridge and Opera House. In last year's Earth Hour (yeah, we missed it too), organizers claimed 2 million people took part and Sydney's emissions of greenhouse gases were reduced by 10% during that hour.
This year, 27 "partner cities" were named on the campaign's Web site. They included Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and Phoenix. Sort of reminds us of last July's Live Earth concert series, when the various NBC networks provided 75 hours of free air time to Al Gore and friends for concerts on its various stations.
NBC host Bob Costas sat in a darkened studio for a full minute as an energy-saving gesture while millions watched on their energy-consuming plasma TVs.
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Sydney's population is about 4.3 million. Nearly half participated???? I don't think so.
Greenhouse gases were reduced by 10%??? What did they do, instantly turn of the power plants and turn them back on? Generators can't ramp up and down that fast.
I smell carbon emissions!!!
Everyone switch to SOLAR ENERGY = go buy a chain saw.
In North Korea, every day is Earth Day!
I spent Earth Hour cutting up tree parts with my Dewalt saw.
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