The Glare of the Hour

DUBAI - Earth Hour, what? Mohammed Sayed, a Bangladeshi asks when you mention the symbolic event organise to save the world from global warming.

Sayed works as a watchman in a Sharjah building and is responsible for amenities like water and electricity. ‘’But ‘I don’t know what you are talking about,’’ he says in Hindi.

Did his employer inform him about this initiative? ‘No’. Did he switch off non-essential lights. A big ‘No. He then breaks into a throaty laugh. ‘’You’re kidding, right,’’ he says, walking into the brightly lit corridor.

Turn Your Lights Off, Bing Needs Extra Power Today

Same headline as two years ago, just a different company. In honor of Earth Hour, Bing will go with a darker version of the site this evening.
...it uses more power to show black on a flat panel screen than it does to show white.

Microsoft knows this, but I’m guessing the marketing people said it’s good for their image anyway. Says Microsoft: “While a darker version of our page doesn’t save any energy over the regular version, we wanted to do our part to help spread the word.”

Earth Hour support dims New Zealand by 2 per cent - Summary : Environment

Wellington -New Zealanders appeared less interested in Saturday's global Earth Hour event than last year, but they still shut off their lights to help fight global warming and reduced power consumption by 2 per cent.

Forty-seven towns and cities lived in darkness for an hour. The national electricity grid operator Transpower reported the 2 per-cent drop, compared to a 3.5 per cent drop last year.

Auckland, the largest city, showed a fall of only 1 per cent while some provinces made no power savings at all, a spokeswoman said.

Turlock Journal - Suspend AB 32 for the sake of California’s economy

AB 32’s built-in safety valve allows the Governor to suspend the emissions caps and prevent significant economic harm. It’s time for him to act to remove the single greatest roadblock to California’s economic revival. The alternative is an all-or-nothing gamble.
Do you feel lucky?
— Senator Jeff Denham represents the 12th Senate District