http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Earth Hour - Lights Out - 8.30 - 9.30 pm en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:10:09 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63725 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:42:12 +0000 LaidBack 63725@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I missed. Even worse was the fact I left the 30 lumens pico projector on its timer at showroom. Storage heater was off though. Don't have a car or. patio heater so maybe balances out. Projector is low power too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63715 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:09:35 +0000 kaputnik 63715@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd like to think that I'm in a better place carboncentrically than your average Scottish punter, but I'm probably horrifically bad when compared to most people in the world. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63704 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:10:17 +0000 Tom 63704@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As with candles so with light bulbs. If my carbon footprint calculation is correct, my kids walking to school, me cycling to work, all our recycling, always using the train when we can, drying laundry on the line etc. count for almost nothing beside the massive carbon emissions associated with buying and owning stuff, especially a car. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63580 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:36:31 +0000 kaputnik 63580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What's with all the candles? Surely a less efficient and more carbon-emitting way of lighting up than a bulb?</p> <p>But then again I'm just a grumpy cynic who thinks well-monied NGOs could find better ways of spending their funds than organising conscience-cleansing publicity stunts like Earth Hour. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63578 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:08:15 +0000 Smudge 63578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Seems the main news missed it as they were too preoccupied with the faint risk of perhaps not having access to unlimited quantities of petrol/diesel at some indeterminate point in the near future... Maybe. Wish they'd show as much concern over the very real risk of having none, or none they can afford, in the middle to distant future and perhaps consider seriously either sorting out viable alternatives or reducing consumption! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63557 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:55:25 +0000 Arellcat 63557@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I reduced my Earth Hour activity to a single 60W lightbulb. I had the notion that it was better than burning candles that I keep for power cuts. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63538 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:29:54 +0000 Smudge 63538@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So well publicised that this is the first I've heard of it. Ah well, too late too late :-( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63524 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:51:36 +0000 custard 63524@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>be in bed anyway ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5945#post-63522 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:28:27 +0000 Claggy Cog 63522@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not exactly cycling but saving resources. </p> <p>Tonight, 31st March 2012 between 8.30 and 9.30 pm. It's lights out...</p> <p><a href="http://www.earthhour.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.earthhour.org/</a></p> <p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/earth-hour-2012--it%E2%80%99s-lights-out-on-saturday-night-for-world%E2%80%99s-largest-environmental-campaign.html" rel="nofollow">http://uk.news.yahoo.com/earth-hour-2012--it%E2%80%99s-lights-out-on-saturday-night-for-world%E2%80%99s-largest-environmental-campaign.html</a> </p>