Tag: earth hour
group name: earthhour
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March 29, 2008 11:03 PM EDT --
I was less than enthusiastic about Earth Hour but at 8:00 I threw the main power switch in the breaker box shutting down everything in the house. My husband was in the middle of cooking dinner at the time. . . . more
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March 28, 2008 05:56 PM EDT --
Just a reminder: tomorrow is the day!
I am so happy to be seeing signs all around me.... our township is participating, and also the cities where I go to school (Barrie & Sudbury) .... all . . . more
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January 28, 2008 11:49 AM EST --
This is to be posted to the EARTH HOUR group.
This information was found on the website:
www.energystar.gov
Were every home in America to use light bulbs with the ENERGY STAR . . . more
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March 09, 2008 09:03 AM EDT --
20 Days remaining until Earth Hour on March 29, 2008 - when cities around the world have committed to turn of their lights for one hour to demonstrate their commitment to - and concern for - the . . . more
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February 18, 2008 01:39 PM EST --
36,709 people have now signed up to participate in Earth Hour on March 29.... you are one of them, right? Of course you are - I knew that :)
How'd we do on last week's challenge? Water . . . more
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March 29, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
So .... today's the day ...
What are you doing for Earth Hour?
How about following the
Go Green tip of the day
Turn off your lights March 29, from 8 to 9 p.m. Unplug your TV, your . . . more
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January 19, 2008 07:56 PM EST --
On 31 March 2007, more than 2 million Sydney businesses and households turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour - sending a powerful national and global message that it's possible to take . . . more
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January 24, 2008 09:04 PM EST --
Earth Hour
Turning out lights
To make the point: we care
All around this great world of ours
People are making a statement: we care
About continuing to breathe
About global . . . more
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January 26, 2008 11:40 PM EST --
The group continues to grow.... need some articles though, people! Aren't you tired of reading mostly me? Anything related to the environment...doesn't have to be directly related to Earth . . . more
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February 02, 2008 11:41 AM EST --
Week 3 challenge:
This week's Toronto Star Earth Hour Challenge is to eat less meat - to follow a vegan diet one day a week . Vegan = no meat, poultry, fish or dairy.
Meat production . . . more
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February 10, 2008 01:26 PM EST --
27,200 people have now signed up to participate in Earth Hour 2008 - and the number of businesses has risen from to 1,214 (from around 300 when we first started paying attention). And the Earth Hour . . . more
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March 29, 2008 10:35 PM EDT --
Around 7:55P, I took a quick walk around the condo and shut all non-essential electricity off. I shut it all down by 8PM and 'went dark' for Earth Hour.
A funny thing happened.
. . . more
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March 30, 2008 12:46 PM EDT --
Well, it seems we were the only people who had ever heard of this event in our small town. We were fairly surprised to see the lights on in the houses of so many of our neighbors who preach 'green' . . . more
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March 25, 2008 12:06 PM EDT --
I've always felt a person can accomplish anything to which they set their mind. However, something has to happen. Wheels need to be set in motion. Someone has to step forward... even if it is a baby . . . more
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January 20, 2008 05:33 PM EST --
I mentioned this video in a previous article about some of the Earth Hour related articles at the Toronto Star site - but at that point, I had not actually watched the video.
Now I have. . . . more
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March 29, 2008 05:17 PM EDT --
I just wanted to remind everyone that TONIGHT is Erth Hour. It's one hour, from 8 to 9 pm, where you turn your lights off.
If you are interested in visiting the Earth Hour ebsite, here's . . . more
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January 22, 2008 11:58 PM EST --
Go Green tip of the day
Wash clothes in cold water. Since 80% of electricity in washing is used for heating the water, using cold rather than hot will save as much as 2,500 kilowatt-hours . . . more
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January 21, 2008 10:27 PM EST --
Go Green tip of the day
Two large power plants have to run constantly to supply enough electricity to run North American TV sets that are turned off . These "power vampires" suck . . . more
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January 20, 2008 12:42 AM EST --
Today was the first day of the Toronto Star's Earth Hour coverage - which is where I first heard about the whole Earth Hour thing.... that would be the paper that hubby was kicking through the . . . more
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March 23, 2008 08:58 AM EDT --
FEATURED QUESTION #45: What will you be doing on March 29th at 8:00 PM?
Several of us on Gather will be 'going dark' for an hour as participants in Earth Hour 2008 . Would you . . . more
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