http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/03/earth-hour-2008/ Where the world comes together Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:30:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/03/earth-hour-2008/#comment-1722 H. Douglas Lightfoot Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:56:40 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/03/earth-hour-2008/#comment-1722 Below is a copy of a letter I sent to the Gazette this afternoon that may be of interest. Regards, Doug On Saturday, March 29, 2008, from 8 to 9 PM, people around the world are requested to turn off all lights and appliances in their homes, except those required for safety and security, in support of International Earth Hour. The purpose is to deliver a message about the need to do something about climate change. However, while the lights are out, people may wish to think seriously about what would happen if the lights were "really out". Everything would come to a grinding halt, just as it did in the ice storm of 1998. There would be no means to take effective action to adapt to climate change. After a few hours of the lights being "really out", questions arise such as, "Where is my next meal coming from? How can I keep warm?" The most important lesson to learn from this lights out exercise, and to think seriously about, is to understand that <a href="http://www.nobodysfuel.com/" rel="nofollow"><em>Keeping the lights on is more important than climate change</em>.</a> <strong>H. Douglas Lightfoot</strong> Below is a copy of a letter I sent to the Gazette this afternoon that may be
of interest. Regards, Doug
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, from 8 to 9 PM, people around the world
are requested to turn off all lights and appliances in their homes, except
those required for safety and security, in support of International Earth
Hour. The purpose is to deliver a message about the need to do something
about climate change.
However, while the lights are out, people may wish to think seriously about
what would happen if the lights were “really out”. Everything would come to
a grinding halt, just as it did in the ice storm of 1998. There would be no
means to take effective action to adapt to climate change.
After a few hours of the lights being “really out”, questions arise such as,
“Where is my next meal coming from? How can I keep warm?”
The most important lesson to learn from this lights out exercise, and to
think seriously about, is to understand that Keeping the lights on is
more important than climate change. H. Douglas Lightfoot

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