The hour the world goes dark

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By Matilda Battersby
Friday, 25 March 2011

Lights will switch off around the globe tomorrow for the fifth annual Earth Hour.

New York’s Empire State Building, Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace, Paris’ Eiffel Tower, Hong Kong’s Government House, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil and other global landmarks will go dark at 8.30pm local time on Saturday 26 March.

131 countries are participating and organisers are estimating that hundreds of millions of people will come together to switch off power in support of saving the planet from climate change.

“It is only through the collective action of business, organisations, individuals, communities and governments that we will be able to affect change on the scale required to address the environmental challenges we face,” said Andy Ridley, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Earth Hour.

“We are calling on businesses and organisations to use the annual lights-out event as the time to show their commitment to lasting action for the planet, beyond the hour.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/the-hour-the-world-goes-dark-2251768.html

[bbinacan]

1. No can do

NCAA tournament is on.

[WheelWalker]

7. Hmmm...

[yellerpup]

2. I'll do it.

Every vote counts.

[Sonoman]

3. I'm playing a gig tomorrow night in a big hall with no windows.

This could be fun.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Frankly, though, there is no fucking way I'm doing "That's the Night That the Lights went Out in Georgia".

Oh, well, I'll come up with something.

Sonoman

[Electric Monk]

4. wikipedia lists 15 songs titled "Lights out"

Ok, a day isn't much time to learn a new tune, but...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lights_Out

"Lights Out" (Breaking Benjamin song)
"Lights Out" (P.O.D. song)
"Lights Out" (Rick Astley song)
"Lights Out" (Santigold song)
"Lights Out", by The Angry Samoans from Back from Samoa
"Lights Out", by Danity Kane from Welcome to the Dollhouse
"Lights Out", by Fabolous from There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP
"Lights Out", by Green Day, a B-side from the single "Know Your Enemy"
"Lights Out", by Hollywood Undead from American Tragedy
"Lights Out", by Khleo
"Lights Out", by Lisa Marie Presley from To Whom It May Concern
"Lights Out", by Mack 10 from Ghetto, Gutter & Gangster
"Lights Out", by Mindless Self Indulgence from If
"Lights Out", by Owen from I Do Perceive
"Lights Out", by Sonic Youth from Rather Ripped

[Sonoman]

5. I am already working on a re-write of "The Party's Over" (W Nelson)

The metre is perfect for a re-write about climate change.

Sonoman

[Warpy]

6. Well, I won't be sitting in the dark twiddling my thumbs

I'll have my LED head lamp on so I can see my spinning. Maybe I'll have the CD player on and the TENS unit going. That will be it, though.

It's a nice hour, anyway. The cat will appreciate the dark and relative quiet. She's old and sleeps most of the time now.

[Posteritatis]

8. Wonder how many conservatives and libertarians will take the opposite route again

Watching that last year was just embarrassing.