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Earth Hour: Turn off your lights Saturday, save the world
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Posted on 03/24/2018 5:44:31 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Earth Hour: Turn off your lights Saturday, save the world

Worldwide campaign to protect planet celebrates 11 years

By Mary Claire Patton - Digital Content Curator Posted: 11:40 AM, March 23, 2018 Updated: 11:40 AM, March 23, 2018

AN ANTONIO - Earth Hour is the world’s largest grassroots movement and shines light on the need for climate action.

Every year since it’s induction, people around the globe commit to turning off the lights for one hour.

Earth hour is Saturday at 8:30 p.m. local time in whatever area of the planet you live in.

This year Earth Hour celebrates 11 years of saving energy and raising awareness on the impact of climate change.

Iconic landmarks like the Empire State Building, Space Needle, Las Vegas strip, Eiffel Tower and Big Ben all go dark for one hour in honor of Earth Hour.

Earth Hour supporters have successfully advocated for more climate-friendly laws and policies, such as those that have banned plastic in the World Heritage site of the Galapagos Islands, according to the website.

There are more ways to raise awareness and participate in Earth Hour than just turning the lights off.

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To: Sub-Driver

Gonna go outside and fire up both motorcycles, the truck, the tractor, both generators, the wood chipper, the weeder, the chain saw, turn on the heater, open the windows and barbecue a steak!


81 posted on 03/24/2018 7:30:29 AM PDT by going hot (happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: Sub-Driver

“Save a Tree, Eat a Beaver”


82 posted on 03/24/2018 7:32:24 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: al_c

Draw the curtains and turn on every light inside and outside of your house. BTW, I’m going to take a picture of Mount Wachusetts ski slope, from 15 miles away. Bet they’re lit up like a Sudbury Christmas tree, all white lights.


83 posted on 03/24/2018 7:32:52 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Psephomancers for Hillary!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Oldie but goodie from a 70’s bumper sticker,

“Out of work, hungry? Eat an Environmentalist”


84 posted on 03/24/2018 7:33:50 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (My "White Privilege" is my work ethic.)
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To: Vaquero

Some friends of mine used to heat their auto mechanic garage by burning used motor oil on a drip plate inside an 55 gallon drum.

The belching black smoke out the stove pipe was epic.


85 posted on 03/24/2018 7:42:53 AM PDT by Rebelbase ( Hillary, DNC, DOJ and FBI colluded with a British National to influence the 2016 Pres. election)
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To: Does so

Kills dogs too.


86 posted on 03/24/2018 7:43:36 AM PDT by Rebelbase ( Hillary, DNC, DOJ and FBI colluded with a British National to influence the 2016 Pres. election)
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To: Mouton
Yes, and for more than just an hour.

Actually I find this relatively innocent. I am more concerned about the hysteria over gun control, fake news, and obsession with pushing for war with Russia.

87 posted on 03/24/2018 7:44:02 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Sub-Driver

THANKS FOR THE REMINDER!

I’ll turn all of my floodlights on and maybe the d@mn ‘coons will stay away from my bird feeders.


88 posted on 03/24/2018 7:45:54 AM PDT by lightman (ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I turned my lights off last night for about 7 hours.

So I’d good. Right?


89 posted on 03/24/2018 7:49:24 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: apocalypto

“...hysteria over gun control...”
The dumb kid marches? These Tide pod consumers haven’t a clue that they are marching against their own civil rights.


90 posted on 03/24/2018 7:58:34 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Arm_Bears

Me too and I think I’ll take a drive and burn some gas too


91 posted on 03/24/2018 8:02:36 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: fruser1

I usually save my used oil for the lawns of dog owners who repeatedly crap their animals on my lawn.


92 posted on 03/24/2018 8:05:16 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: Sub-Driver

Can’t I have to finish up welding my new wood burning stove at that hour.


93 posted on 03/24/2018 8:10:19 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: Cold Heart

Good time to test all the generators.


94 posted on 03/24/2018 8:12:44 AM PDT by freedomlover
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To: DariusBane

Our water authority did the same thing. Subsidies for low-flow toilets, watering restrictions every year, all that fun stuff.

We are so good at saving water the overflow is a foot thick going over the top of our reservoir dam RIGHT NOW!

I pay more for the water that falls from the sky than an Israeli does for R/O water from the sea.

Our watering restrictions go into effect on May 1st.


95 posted on 03/24/2018 8:18:07 AM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Gonna bump the A/C up a notch to undo what they are shooting for.....


96 posted on 03/24/2018 8:38:24 AM PDT by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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To: Haiku Guy

Lol. That’s earf day. In April.


97 posted on 03/24/2018 8:44:07 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (This account has been banned or suspended.)
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To: Sub-Driver

So, as I read it, at 9 pm EDT the lights in NYC should be out, at 9 pm CDT, Chicago should be dark, then Denver at 9 pm MDT and LA an hour later.

It would be interesting to see satellite photos at 9 pm local time for each time zone and compare them to similar photos taken the night before and after.

Either we’ll learn the Left Coasts are filled with hypocrites or we’ll finally see the Red States with more lights burning than the Blue States.


98 posted on 03/24/2018 8:55:14 AM PDT by Norseman (Defund the Left....completely!)
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To: Sub-Driver

I’ll be turning mine on.


99 posted on 03/24/2018 8:58:39 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Sub-Driver

I’ll try to remember to turn on all the lights for a half hour or so.


100 posted on 03/24/2018 9:05:34 AM PDT by PAR35
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