"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.
The latest effort to save the earth, something called Earth Hour, asked people around the world to turn off their lights for an hour to reduce carbon emissions and draw attention to climate change.
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.
This combo picture shows the Sydney Harbor Bridge and Sydney Opera House illuminated by lights (top), then with lights turned off as the Australian capital kicked off
This combo picture shows the Sydney Harbor Bridge and Sydney Opera House illuminated by lights (top), then with lights turned off as the Australian capital kicked off 'Earth Hour' on Saturday night in a worldwide effort to combat climate change.
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"..
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I was interested about this event. COuld not get much about it from newspapers on Apr.1. I wish we too had joined to see the impact of one hour of no lights on Co2 emissions.
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