For those of you interested in light pollution and energy consumption,
there is an interesting event that takes place tonight 3/29 @ 8:00 PM -
9:00 PM called Earth Hour.
In a nutshell:
"Earth Hour is an international event that asks households and
businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical
appliances for one hour on the evening of 29 March at 8 pm local time
until 9 pm to promote electricity conservation and thus lower carbon
emissions. It may also help reduce light pollution, and in 2008,
coincides with the beginning of National Dark Sky Week in the USA.
It is promoted by World Wide Fund for Nature Australia (WWF), an
environmental lobby group, and the Sydney Morning Herald. The first
Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia between 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm on
31 March 2007. The 2007 Earth Hour is estimated to have cut Sydney's
mains electricity consumption by between 2.1% and 10.2% for that hour,
with as many as 2.2 million people taking part. Earth Hour 2008 marks
the first anniversary of the event with many partner cities and
individuals around the world participating."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour
http://www.worldwildlife.org/earthhour/
http://www4.earthhourus.org/
Regards,
John Ellingsworth
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