Earth Hour now over
About 7.30pm tonight I was chatting to my next door neighbour about Earth Hour. He was glad I reminded him – his family was going to take part but he had forgotten. Now it is 8.30pm, my lights are all out, the next door neighbour’s are out, but the other neighbours are still on.
I rang my brother – his daughter answered – ‘Oh dear, I am going to turn them off now.’ she said. Next my parents – ‘Yes we’re in the dark now watching TV.’
So my immediate family have all taken part. I wonder how much energy we all saved?
I probably didn’t save much, because with only one person in the house – me – I usually only have one light on at any one time.
My next thought – how much would I save if I turned the TV off at the powerpoint instead of on the TV?
March 28, 2009 @ 10:29 pm
We have Earth Hour coming up today (it is only 8:26 a.m. right now in South Carolina). I am lucky to be living in the same neighborhood that many of our students come from. I told my students that my husband and I will be walking our dog around the neighborhood at that hour and that I would be checking if there lights were out or not. They were all very excited giving me their addresses to walk by.
Mrs. Heaton
Beaufort, SC
http://www.mrsheatonsclass1.blogspot.com
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March 29, 2009 @ 1:04 am
Miss W,
I am glad you took part in Earth Hour! I find it amusing that your Earth Hour has already passed, but our Earth Hour in the United States is not for another 9 and a half hours! I guess that is what time zones can do to you!
Abbey
challenge09 participant
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