Lights Out America

[plantwomyn]

On Saturday, March 29th, "Lights Out America" encourages all families to turn off all non-essential lightining in their homes for one hour (from 8:00 to 9:00 PM) for climate change.
http://www.lightsoutamerica.org/

[Double T]

1. Should be Americans way of life EVERY minute of EVERY day......

and NIGHT!

[bryant69]

3. Depends on yoru definition of essential

Is it essential that I be able to read a book after the sun has fallen?

Bryant
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[Tesha]

7. Even then, there's flexibility.

You can read a book using (say) 400 watts of general room
lighting (say, eight downlights/can lights) or half a watt
of LED "booklighting". Or any number of wattages in between.

Tesha

[beezlebum]

2. i do this anyway every day

but i know a lot of people who don't.

unfortunately, they are usually the ones who don't believeclimate change is real, don't believe it's human influenced, or plain don't care.

[Shae]

4. That's a start ...

I buy the screwy-looking energy saving lightbulbs at Costco and have started recycling batteries.
I'm part owner in a company that is an ENERGYSTAR(tm) partner.

Every little thing helps, and raising awareness plays a large role.

[orangerevolution]

5. I do this for AT LEAST 8 hours a day

before I close my eyes and sleep.

Funny, I think something like this assumes people are leaving their lights on 24x7.

[DCKit]

6. A lot of people leave lights on 24/7.

Lazy, paranoid, scared of roaches, spoiled; there are a lot of reasons, none of them justifiable.

We could put a huge dent in the profits of the energy industry with conservation and efficiency, but, as a nation, we're not even trying.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. My kids sleep all night with the lights on

[orangerevolution]

10. I wonder what DCkit

has to say about that? Is that a justifiable reason?

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. Well, they are using CFL bulbs. And I sneak in and turn the lights out at

my own bedtime. But they often wake up and turn them right back on.

[NightWatcher]

8. i sit in the dark most of the time with one light or candle in the house

and the warm electric glow of my laptop.

[plantwomyn]

12. Why am I not surprised that most of posts here

don't seem to get the point.
The community speaking out against global warming.
The utility company NOTICING a drop in usage and GETTING a message.
The satellite picture of a city like San Francisco going dark in support of MOTHER EARTH!
Come on people!