Will you join?

[Bindu1000]

http://imgur.com/v6Guf.jpg
How did you support Earth Hour?

Will you join in making a statement and showing your support in saving the precious things of our planet earth?

Share your thoughts...

[ratratrat098]

I participated, hahaha. But the lights are already off to begin with. I wonder how much energy could be conserved if all lights in the world is turned off within one hour.

[kimu07]

we also participated,,,

we closed the lights and started to use fans instead of aircon..
woooh..
XD

[KeiichiMamoru]

Soldier Blue ! o.O

Well I guess I'll go with what everyone wants and turn off the lights, use battery for my laptop, and won't turn on the aircon...

Off Topic : The picture of Soldier Blue really changed my mind about this... I suddenly remembered Toward the Terra... what a good anime...

[Grainbay]

I got off OS, turned off my computer, lamp and light... and then went to bed for a nap from 8:00~9:30 XD

I wonder if there's any point doing that since I'm going to not need to sleep much tonight... therefore will stay up later with lights on ^^;

[ranmachua]

I've been switching off lights when I'm not using them ever since I was born!

[takasuryuuji]

I only use light if I'm studying in my room I never your our aircon....
Our house is pitch black right now.... all I can see is my PC.....while typing this post...

[Ryuji]

i never waste energy, i turned everything out, so i helped xD

[asaness01234]

well every night at our house lights is turned off from 7-9pm... :smile:

turning it on sometimes bcause of assignments to write ...

[weisner21]

wew!!! I here the voice of the EARTH!!!! lols!!!! in our place is a rural area so its always quiet!!!

[cORneiLia]

yeah.. i will join!! haha.. after i watch a movie here in OS.. ;))

[skulljam]

I joined by turning the lights off...I just watch the stars and played my nintendo ds and waited till it's over

[Pascon]

I join it too!!! the star look clearly if the are no artificial light around us!:emhh07:

[s0phi3]

yea definitely ! this rocks earth awareness !

[bobobear]

Well I turned off my lights for the earth hour. Our house uses energy efficient light bulbs. turn off the faucet when not in use. and A/c is turned on only when about to go to sleep.

[jeiru01]

we participated. In fact, even before 8:30, my sisters wants to turn the light off already xD. they wanted to play a game xD..
It was dark.. 0_0

[flamezaber]

looks like I missed it T__T

[Cho Hakkai]

Yeah i participated! I turned off almost everything. The only thing that was on was the fridge.

[egreyes]

...... i participated of course.... Its a little help but it surely make a big change!!!>....

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[reneil26]

our house barely participated...cause mom is cooking in the kitchen...hehe :smile:

i only opened my laptop ^_^...

[MioAkiyama]

ahem i was the only one in our family who did it
i turned off my lights for an hour thats all

[scasia]

I participated with my aunt..both of us turned off the lamps and air cons...I ran to my mom's room since she's not participating...XD

[Bindu1000]

Going now to switch off all my lights ... coming up on 8:30 in Sri Lanka ... *rushes off to switch off as many electrical appliances as possible*

Done. in total darkness now

[tambaylang2000]

Of course I will participate because I'm a environment lover..... even It's hard to live without a computer

[juanpeng]

sinapore had an earth our count down i went to visit. the entire maybank building had all its lights turned off. plus with all the spectators there they stayed away from home so they didnt have to use electricity. there was a mini concert there to entertain us, but it sucked.

[akiyamayuki]

we also participated...

Just turn off my house main circuit and sleep i till the morning hehehe!!!!

[OVirus53]

I don't really mean to offend anyone here, but exactly how much difference will one hour make? This is like, once a year, right? I can imagine it might make more of a difference in terms of energy conservation if it was once a week, or heck, once a month. (If you're a home owner, that would be a blessing to your electric bill if you did it that often)

Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that people don't want to waste the earth's resources quickly, but if people REALLY want to conserve energy, they should start thinking a little bigger.

The good intentions are there and I can understand that, but really, the effort is hardly in there. Anyone can turn off their lights and non-essentials for one hour once a year without any inconvenience whatsoever.

Just a random thought that popped in my head... :^P

[flamezaber]

I guess most people cant survive a week without electricity? I dunno.

[Hallvard]

It has very little effect, yes. But it is more of a symbolic thing.
I turned off all my lights last year and will do so this year as well.
Even thou I don't believe any of the "man-made greenhouse effect" talk, I do enjoy the 1 hour without light-pollution. :)

And it's easy to go without electricity for a week's time, when I grew up in the middle of nowhere there were times when the electricity was gone for over a week.
A fire in the fireplace and a old stove, candles and a good book solves any problems.

I do prefer to have electricity thou, as it's kinda hard to use the pc without...

[Grandioz]

i kinda hate bright stuff... so... i never turn... well maybe not never... i usually keep my light's of... and for cooler... i open my window... i hope that kind of help...

[Drache]

participated :D
I don't like bright light so I usually already have my lights off... hell i turned my computer off for it and read some of one of my books by old oil lamp :D it was awesome :)
we use a wood/coal burning stove so we at least didn't get cold :D

being off topic: that picture of Soldier Blue is awesome and fits oh so well :3

[looker]

I can't believe I missed it... :/

[drisk00]

well here in Mindanao, Everyday is Earth hour hehehe, we have rotational brown outs up to 8 hours because of power shortage ^_^:emhh18:

[OVirus53]

I guess most people cant survive a week without electricity? I dunno.

I meant an hour once a week. Added up, an hour once a week is a lot more energy saved than an hour once a year. :^P


It has very little effect, yes. But it is more of a symbolic thing.
I turned off all my lights last year and will do so this year as well.
Even thou I don't believe any of the "man-made greenhouse effect" talk, I do enjoy the 1 hour without light-pollution. :)

I don't really buy into that stuff either. Still, saving energy never hurts. There'll be an hour or so when nobody's home here tonight anyways so I figure that'd cover it. :^P

[langley17]

we also participated in earth hour... we turn off our lights, my computer and the television...

[drisk00]

their is one thing I can't turn off even during earth hour, ELECTRIC FAN, wont survive without it hehehe

[Bindu1000]

I meant an hour once a week. Added up, an hour once a week is a lot more energy saved than an hour once a year. :^P



I don't really buy into that stuff either. Still, saving energy never hurts. There'll be an hour or so when nobody's home here tonight anyways so I figure that'd cover it. :^P

I agree that shutting off all power for one hr every year is not going to make any difference in saving energy, however I do believe this is an excellent teaching tool, especially for the younger generation (below 10 yrs) who have grown up in a pure digital age where everything and anything is connected to power and in their eyes this power will never run out

For one day a year, instead of focusing on the madness and mayhem around us, we can use the media to call attention to the depletion of our resources and we can make the young ones (the future generation) aware of what we are facing.

I remember I read a short story a long time ago where the earth was invaded by invisible electricity/energy eating beings and coz we couldnt fight them, mankind had no choice but to go back to the days of oil lamps and horse drawn carriages. In the end after over a 100 years or so, the invasion had only done good to our planet

I also remember when growing up and there would be power black outs, I would sit on the step and look at the stars and dream or my brother would play the guitar and he, my mum and I would sing. I know some of my friends did the same last night.

Its good to get away from lights, TV and even computers and just reconnect with the peace and quiet of the dark. Even if it does no good to the earth its good for our soul and no harm is done

[Rylsouske]

I participated, turned the lights and every appliances off but.. Due to boredom, I still played my psp ^_^

[Soujiro Ken]

I participated in it by turning off all electrically-powered appliances in the house.. my friends and I did some star gazing out in the streets during the whole earth hour.. it's fun, but the mosquitoes outside the streets made me anemic.. XD

[vaporeon200]

I played with my psp? Hahaha... without lights of course...:emh24:

[OVirus53]

I agree that shutting off all power for one hr every year is not going to make any difference in saving energy, however I do believe this is an excellent teaching tool, especially for the younger generation (below 10 yrs) who have grown up in a pure digital age where everything and anything is connected to power and in their eyes this power will never run out

For one day a year, instead of focusing on the madness and mayhem around us, we can use the media to call attention to the depletion of our resources and we can make the young ones (the future generation) aware of what we are facing.

I remember I read a short story a long time ago where the earth was invaded by invisible electricity/energy eating beings and coz we couldnt fight them, mankind had no choice but to go back to the days of oil lamps and horse drawn carriages. In the end after over a 100 years or so, the invasion had only done good to our planet

I also remember when growing up and there would be power black outs, I would sit on the step and look at the stars and dream or my brother would play the guitar and he, my mum and I would sing. I know some of my friends did the same last night.

Its good to get away from lights, TV and even computers and just reconnect with the peace and quiet of the dark. Even if it does no good to the earth its good for our soul and no harm is done

Very well said. I think technology has become so dominant that the younger generations (myself included, since I grew up with video games) that a lot of people are forgetting how to enjoy the finer points of life.

All of a sudden, thanks to your story, I want to be out on a porch in the cool night air chatting with the one I love for hours. Just us, the moon, and the stars... Something so simple, yet it would feel like heaven to me. :^3

Ah... well... In the meantime, I need to get back to my semi-charmed reality which has had me dazed and confused lately. Cheers! :41:

[Yoke Kaye]

Earth hour rocks! WE MUST SAVE ELECTRICITY NOW!! THE WHOLE WORLD MAY DIE IF WE DON'T!! SWITCH OFF EVERYTHING (except your refrigerator, of course, or your food will turn bad) DURING EARTH HOUR!!! SAVE THE EARTH!!::emh25:

[drisk00]

Earth hour rocks! WE MUST SAVE ELECTRICITY NOW!! THE WHOLE WORLD MAY DIE IF WE DON'T!! SWITCH OFF EVERYTHING (except your refrigerator, of course, or your food will turn bad) DURING EARTH HOUR!!! SAVE THE EARTH!!::emh25:

^_^ dont worry about the foods inside the refrigerator it wont get easily spoiled, it's just 1 hour anyway

@bindu
+1 ^_^, well like they said what is important is the thought no matter how small it it. Everything starts in a humble beginning.

[avich]

http://imgur.com/mfQf5.jpg

[Chesterness]

I love our planet I wish to participate in every way I can. I'll help clean and save energy! Does anyone know that every seconds of electricity degrades our planets capabilities? Well, the next time you'll be out try to find the changes that isn't there naturally and you will know I'm right. Conserve energy its the least we can do for our planet isn't the only one suffering but also our future. There will be an Earth day-be sure to participate.:41:

[Kamaitachi]

if i did not read this post i would never found out `bout ``earth hour``
besides why the planet gets one hour?
lovers get one day x-mas gets one day mothers, workers, etc have their day ..why the earth should have one HOUR
i don`t know why but i have to agree whit avich post
quote :
``what if it`s a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing``

[sawanikuya]

I just playing my Dog name Aki:D

[Kolokoyz91]

participate the event but we only last 30 mins(i timed it myself) because we keep tripping and almost my little brother got missing (we founded out that he was hiding in the corner). my mother said to stop it 'coz it we might have accidents again

[s3cr3tb0y12]

I participate :) and also I always preventing to much using of energy..

[visualcandyk]

Oh, no!! I completely forgot. Now I feel really crappy! Well, I hardly ever run my air or heating and I open the windows for light in the day time so I'm not wasteful energy wise(most of the time). Now if I can only remember to recycle. >_>

[Skippy]

I joined and I just played scribblenauts on my DS while waiting until it's over ^^

[mlcdl]

Already participated.....what a bore some time of darkness.....ahhha

[ChaosZane]

im not sure what i can do other than take short showers and use energy saving items.

[lainey]

i hope they will be at the anime ex pro

[lainey]

im not sure what i can do other than take short showers and use energy saving items.

be nice:emh25:

[riodaeka]

i almost forgot it but i still made it even though it's just already 20 mins late... i make my house dark for a while haha!!

[lastshin]

its fun we lasted for about 1 hour in the dark telling scary stories

[mariaverayo]

We turned off everything except for the tv and the fan.
I was planning to just have the laptop on than the tv
but my brother also unplugged the router :))

VOTE EARTH! <3

[SH1Tmakasit]

me I turned of everything hehe
GO EARTH

[qwertyuiop10]

hahah i remembered when i joined i just bully my 7 years old cousin and i tell him something scary!

[rakusa]

of course!!!
hahaha..,i told my cousins before that because of global warming we felt warm and cold temperature because of our doings..
then one of my couz said.,can we lived in another planet?
i said no,because other planets contained gas that can harm our health..
i told them that earth is the one and only that we human can lived...,so lets protect it ^^

i just shared the scene that we had before ^^

http://otaku-streamers.com/community/picture.php?albumid=904&pictureid=8230

[kyoyahostluv]

Yay Earth!!!!!!! :D

[kail14]

I'll participate.

[Viletomb2010]

I turned off the appliances and lights when I am not using it.