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| Thread ID: 98445 | 2009-03-25 06:49:00 | So called "Earth Hour" | somebody (208) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 759460 | 2009-03-25 17:59:00 | All ours will be off because we won't be home so no worries for us | gary67 (56) | ||
| 759461 | 2009-03-25 17:59:00 | More green bull**** It'll be lights on in this house. I'm surprised people won't be turning off their car head lights to "save the planet ". | limepile (96) | ||
| 759462 | 2009-03-25 19:25:00 | Untwist your knickers, those of you flapping about like headless chooks... It's lights out for one hour. Nobody's suggesting other appliances are involved. In my own case, that would mean turning off 2 switches in one room at 8.30pm and saving a whole 200 watts. And I could still see indoors by the light of my telly... or my monitor... or perhaps the fanatical glow from the eyes of distant Anti-Earth Hour worriers might reach even here? Well Woopty Doo to you :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 759463 | 2009-03-25 19:44:00 | It's interesting to hear some diverse opinions on the topic. My view is that this Earth Hour campaign is bad for a number of reasons: 1) It is purely symbolic, and does little to actually help the environment - i.e. companies, city councils etc. are all claiming to be "doing their bit" by participating, when they should actually be making long-term changes which will genuinely cut down on power consumption 2) The impact on the grid could be unexpected. Although Transpower have a number of systems in place to keep the voltage and frequency relatively stable, if Earth Hour actually takes off and people do start turning things off, the sudden drop and subsequent spike in power could affect security of supply 3) The focus should be on long-term things - i.e. people should insulate their houses, use more efficient heating, turn off unused appliances, and so on. We should be putting emphasis on sustainable electricity generation, new technologies to support transportation (i.e. electric vehicles) I guess the positive side of things is it does raise awareness of the issues - which I guess is probably one of the only real reasons behind the campaign. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 759464 | 2009-03-25 19:50:00 | Bugger earth hour, its just a greenie feel good thing. Would achieve nothing except an overload when all the lights come on at once. If the greenies were so good how come a National MP represents Coromandel instead of that stupid janette fitzsimmons. Wait I know the general population dosent like greenies. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 759465 | 2009-03-25 19:55:00 | The difference here between every light in the place on and none is a mighty 180 watts. Only the front porch and the fridge have incandescents, so the impact of losing my normal 40 watts may fail to change the earth's orbit significantly. I am cutting short my personal daylight saving by a week, thereby saving an extra hour's electricity every morning (give or take 100%). Unfortunately the power poles around here are unusually tall, so turning out the street lights is going to give me a sore arm, and use up a lot of cat stones. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 759466 | 2009-03-25 20:15:00 | I'm a strong advocate of doing the right thing for the environment - I recycle as much as possible, conserve electricity, conserve water, and use public transport (where and when possible). But, I have never voted for the Greens, and unless they significantly change their ways, can't see myself doing so. There is an interesting opinion piece which might interest some: www.stuff.co.nz |
somebody (208) | ||
| 759467 | 2009-03-25 20:21:00 | The difference here between every light in the place on and none is a mighty 180 watts. Only the front porch and the fridge have incandescents, so the impact of losing my normal 40 watts may fail to change the earth's orbit significantly. I am cutting short my personal daylight saving by a week, thereby saving an extra hour's electricity every morning (give or take 100%). Unfortunately the power poles around here are unusually tall, so turning out the street lights is going to give me a sore arm, and use up a lot of cat stones. cat stones! You are going to be in big doo doos with the fluffy animal lovers here. And change that porch light before the watt police catch you |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 759468 | 2009-03-25 22:33:00 | England had (has?) the largest fluctuations in power demand during halftimes of english football (soccer) matches. Everyone gets up and turns on the kettle. | shermo (12739) | ||
| 759469 | 2009-03-25 22:49:00 | England had (has?) the largest fluctuations in power demand during halftimes of english football (soccer) matches. Everyone gets up and turns on the kettle. Or goes take a pee :D |
Zippity (58) | ||
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