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**Darkbee**

Saving the planet isn't just for tree huggers, you can start by turning off all your lights for one Earth hour on March 28th, 8:30pm local time where ever you are in the world.

Po

BUT HOW WILL I SEE

**VTTruck**

aren't you up to 23 hours of daylight up there at the north pole yet?

**Darkbee**

Po wrote: BUT HOW WILL I SEE

You must be used to rooting around in the dark by now!

Po

MY EYES

**Nature_God**

Why just do this for 1 hour? When ever your not using something electrical just turn it off - simple... no standby, hibernation, or sleep on your TV, laptop or whatever.. just turn-it-off!

Have fun

**Darkbee** · This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 09/05/2009 20:42:46

Nature_God wrote:Why just do this for 1 hour? When ever your not using something electrical just turn it off - simple... no standby, hibernation, or sleep on your TV, laptop or whatever.. just turn-it-off!

Have fun

Your point is well taken unfortunately for many people, saving energy means getting their spouse to change the dying batteries on the TV remote. Saving the planet has to be universal effort, and some people need to take baby steps.

Oh and btw the turning it off is not usually sufficient. Unplugging it entirely is necessary, as many electrical appliances draw current even when they are seemingly "off" (so called "phantom load"). Some Cell phone chargers being such an example. Naturally, for some items this might not be possible like computers and video recorders, since they will lose their date/time settings, but there are other appliances that don't need to be plugged in 24/7.

**Nature_God**

true... why would anyone leave there phone charger in when they dont need it...? That one is alittle confusing

But anyway... every little helps

**beststretchmarkcreams**

1 hour is just a small contribution for the future of our planet.

**Daithi** · This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 01/09/2011 14:18:21

The future of us, the planet will be perfectly fine. Do your bit for the Planet http://www.vhemt.org/

**Darkbee**

Or we could do that.

**Garry**

Nature_God wrote:true... why would anyone leave there phone charger in when they dont need it...? That one is alittle confusing

But anyway... every little helps

Maybe because the plug is poop-hard to get to and I dont want to start and end every day by crawling around under the bed to get the stupid charger unplugged.

28/03/2009 00:58:22 Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Darkbee Berserker Offline	Saving the planet isn't just for tree huggers, you can start by turning off all your lights for one Earth hour on March 28th, 8:30pm local time where ever you are in the world.
28/03/2009 10:02:25 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Po Berserker Offline	BUT HOW WILL I SEE
28/03/2009 11:12:55 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
VTTruck Berserker Offline	aren't you up to 23 hours of daylight up there at the north pole yet?
28/03/2009 13:27:07 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Darkbee Berserker Offline	Po wrote: BUT HOW WILL I SEE You must be used to rooting around in the dark by now!
29/03/2009 13:11:12 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Po Berserker Offline	MY EYES
09/05/2009 19:11:32 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Nature_God Tank Offline	Why just do this for 1 hour? When ever your not using something electrical just turn it off - simple... no standby, hibernation, or sleep on your TV, laptop or whatever.. just turn-it-off! Have fun
09/05/2009 20:40:04 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Darkbee Berserker Offline	Nature_God wrote:Why just do this for 1 hour? When ever your not using something electrical just turn it off - simple... no standby, hibernation, or sleep on your TV, laptop or whatever.. just turn-it-off! Have fun Your point is well taken unfortunately for many people, saving energy means getting their spouse to change the dying batteries on the TV remote. Saving the planet has to be universal effort, and some people need to take baby steps. Oh and btw the turning it off is not usually sufficient. Unplugging it entirely is necessary, as many electrical appliances draw current even when they are seemingly "off" (so called "phantom load"). Some Cell phone chargers being such an example. Naturally, for some items this might not be possible like computers and video recorders, since they will lose their date/time settings, but there are other appliances that don't need to be plugged in 24/7. This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 09/05/2009 20:42:46
09/05/2009 21:18:39 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Nature_God Tank Offline	true... why would anyone leave there phone charger in when they dont need it...? That one is alittle confusing But anyway... every little helps
01/09/2011 12:31:20 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
beststretchmarkcreams Heavy Trooper Offline	1 hour is just a small contribution for the future of our planet.
01/09/2011 14:16:33 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Daithi Raider Online	The future of us, the planet will be perfectly fine. Do your bit for the Planet http://www.vhemt.org/ This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 01/09/2011 14:18:21
01/09/2011 23:29:37 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Darkbee Berserker Offline	Or we could do that.
02/09/2011 04:34:44 Re:Save Energy for one Earth Hour
Garry Raider Offline	Nature_God wrote:true... why would anyone leave there phone charger in when they dont need it...? That one is alittle confusing But anyway... every little helps Maybe because the plug is poop-hard to get to and I dont want to start and end every day by crawling around under the bed to get the stupid charger unplugged.