Ruth,
How long were you without power for the big ice storm this winter?
Best,
Leland
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Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [BP] Earth Hour
In this neck of the woods Mother Nature, or careless drivers, impose an
Earth Hour, or two or three, or MORE, a few times a year. This means we
have NO electric service. Rather inconvenient if it happens in cold
weather as even our wood burning furnace depends on electricity to
distribute its heat. Not so much of a concern now that Dad is no longer
with us. He got cold really quickly and didn't understand to put on more
clothing or go to bed to keep warm. Ruth
At 10:36 PM +1100 3/29/09, David West wrote:
Thanks for the feedback, ][<en. Yes, the level of involvement varies. We
actually sat and watched television in the dark. Hmm. What's wrong with
that idea?! J
The concept is multi-level. At one level, it is about people being able to
do something, even a little, to contribute. At another level, it is to
give people a trigger to contemplate the impact and the consumption that
they are part of. At yet another level, it is about measuring the level of
interest and participation and commitment. I'm told that in Sydney, in the
first year, 2 million people participated (out of a population of 5
million). And the electricity providers, measuring consumption (or demand,
or whatever they call it), recorded a significant drop over that period.
Possibly as much as 10%.
So it is very likely that the level of involvement was being measured by
somebody, somewhere. Not to mention the satellite images that will be
compared against a 'normal' Saturday night.
Cheers
David West
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