If you haven't already heard tonight from 8:30 - 9:30 pm (regardless of what time zone you are in) is the second annual worldwide Earth Hour. It is a global campaign to draw attention to the environment. This year over 4,000 cities in 88 countries plan to participate. Basically the goal is to get as many people as possible to turn off all non-essential electric items during the hour. From Scott Base on the Antarctic to the U.N.'s world headquarters in New York our country will also be participating. Because LDS temples are such huge landmarks across the world it would be fun to see the LDS Church participate in the future by also dimming the lights of Temples across the world during Earth Hour. So turn off your TV's and computers (unless your reading this blog of course!) tonight at 8:30 and let's see if we can draw attention to a serious problem.
I thought this was a bit silly. They made a big deal out of it at work, but I didn't buy it. Turning off my lights for an hour is an annoyance, and it wouldn't conserve a quarter's worth of electricity. I have a small flat, I turn off all appliances when unused, and I travel by public transportation. That conserves resources, not turning off lights for one hour.
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