I unwillingly provide you a link to Earth Hour, only to prove my point! Earth Hour is a simple marketing ploy with no real teeth, but it is well-orchestrated.
I dare you to find any good information on what else you can do besides turn off your lights for one hour, on one given day this year - March 28. Is that really going to fix the earth's problems? Us living in the dark?
The site's download section is full of screen savers and t-shirts, while all other information explains how to host/plan an event. Like how hard is it to ask folks to turn off their lights?
The other thing that bothers me about this is the fact that going "green" will continue to be a hippie-only thing if it means we have to change our lifestyle. It's not for me, and I suspect it's not for you. Give me a product that I can leave on, but uses less electricity. Give me a product that keeps my house warm in the winter, but won't cause cancer in 15 years. Give me a product that won't break after one use, but is made from recycled or renewable resources. That's the world I want to live in.
I ask you to KEEP YOUR LIGHTS ON in hope that people will think of better ideas to help our ailing planet.
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I can appreciate what you are trying to convey, however, I think this could be a good way to get people to start thinking about being more eco-friendly
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