EARTH HOUR - are you taking part ?

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[QUOTE 5191674, member: 9609"]8:30 to 9:30 this evening (Saturday 24 march) switch off you lights and cut back on your energy consumption

https://www.wwf.org.uk/earthhour/what-is-earth-hour
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...off-the-lights-what-else-to-do-for-earth-hour[/QUOTE]
Sounds amazing. I might live stream it.
 
[QUOTE 5191689, member: 9609"]I'm going to drive up to a high point to watch local towns switch off ^_^ -

(i'm not really, but I bet someone does)[/QUOTE]
I won’t really stream it either as tbh it’s a great idea and we do really try to minimise usasge and will make extra effort in earth hour.
 

deptfordmarmoset

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If we all switch off the lights and go to the pub and share light resources, it's got to be more energy efficient, hasn't it? And you won't have to spend all day charging up your bike lights to avoid sitting in the dark for an hour.

If we all do this, there will be a noticeable happy hour dip in fuel consumption here: http://gridwatch.co.uk/
 
The clocks going forward means that those who need to get up early the next morning will be getting up in the dark and using lights. Probably balances out.
 
It is a bit off track but when it comes to conserving energy I've noticed that a lot of retail outlet buildings that I have been in are way too big. I was just looking at one the other day. One third of the volume of the building was shop floor/ retail whilst 2/3 was just empty space being heated by a heating system located near the roof . It seems a total waste of energy and materials in making buildings that are far too big and which must be expensive to heat and light .
 
Had to look up Chard. For others who don't know, it's in the vicinity of Dowlish Wake, Cricket Malherbie, Chaffcombe, Warmbrook, Otterford. Whitelackington, Drimton, Upottery, Hatch Beauchamp and a gazette-full of villages named after saints. Fantastic! Shakespearean topography.
I know it better as silverbeet.

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