Sunday, March 28, 2010

More lies from WWF: If so many Canadians participated in Earth Hour, why didn't it show up in electrical consumption data?

PR-CANADA.net - WWF-Canada Experts Available for Comment on [Alleged] Earth Hour Success Last Night
More than 10 million adult Canadians [close to half of Canada's adult population!?] are estimated to have taken part – official polling results will be ready later this week.
Calgary sees power use dip during Earth Hour
CALGARY - Well, Calgary, at least electrical consumption during this year's Earth Hour didn't go up.
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On Saturday, things were a little better, with Calgary managing a small drop in power: half a per cent. [compared to what?]

"It is a little disappointing," said Doris Kaufmann, a spokeswoman with Enmax Corp. "We would have actually hoped that people would have really gotten on board a little bit more."
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A couple hundred people turned out to Olympic Plaza to celebrate Earth Hour -- a number that was disappointing to Moni Brar.

She said people are apathetic and unwilling to make small sacrifices.
Calgary - [In a metro area with over a million people, a turnout of 200 people isn't very impressive]
In 2006, the City of Calgary had a population of 988,193, making it the third-largest municipality in the country and largest in Alberta.[2] The entire metropolitan area had a 2006 population of 1,079,310, making it the fifth-largest census metropolitan area (CMA) in Canada.
Toronto stays bright for Earth Hour - thestar.com
When Earth Hour came to Toronto this year, many of the lights stayed on.

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