Lights out early.

[Nibble]

Thing is though - what it could perceivably do is make people question whether or not they need to have so many things running anyhow...

How many people are at work today and know that their tv is on standby at home?

Exactly right. It is, in my humble opinion, so someone can say in quite a whiny voice, "I am doing my bit". Not on my watch sonny!

 

[tedebear]

I know my DAB is on standy, my satellite boxes are on standby, phone charger plugged in, laptop charger plugged in (they use power no matter what) but nope, no tellies left on standby

One dirty great big black carbon spot on your soul then!

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Lights out early.

Yes. I want to read the whole list

No the list pretty much endless.
And......
As the time for this big turn-off is 18-55hrs I don't have long to explain to my kids that switches work two ways, they haven't mastered the "off" part yet, especially in relation to lights and TV's.

 

[withdeanwombat]

Will India and China be taking part?Or the US?


Thought not.

 

[Nibble]

Will India and China be taking part?Or the US?


Thought not.

Apparantly it is a global thing but how many people in the U.S are gonna feel like bothering to do anything other than pat themselves on the back and try to reassure themselves that the rest of the world is the problem and not them?

IMHO the U.S should be made to go a week without power and see how they f***ing like it. How would they heat up their McFuckMacs or drive Humvees or play video games or power their plasmas or cook enough food to feed their fat, ignorant, overfed, ungrateful, mueling cabbage children?

U. S OF f***ing A!!
HARLEY f***ing DAVIDSON!!!
WOOOAHH

 

[Shirty]

On a serious note perhaps you can answer this for me? I read in New Scientist that if 90% of buildings in the world had white painted roofs it would mimic the reflective qualities of the polar caps and reduce if not counteract global warming, Bullshit or sense?

That is unbelievable !





















Someone reads the New Scientist ?

 

[Djmiles]

On a serious note perhaps you can answer this for me? I read in New Scientist that if 90% of buildings in the world had white painted roofs it would mimic the reflective qualities of the polar caps and reduce if not counteract global warming, Bullshit or sense?

It is true that snow reflects 90% of the sun's rays, which means very little radiation from the sun stays near the Earth. Obviously we know white objects reflect a lot of light, compared to say black.

But at the end of the day, if you're pumping out more emissions from cars, factories etc, there's still going to be a "blanket" over the Earth, meaning any radiation which IS reflected, will just get reflected back to Earth.

So no, it probably wouldn't work. I may be wrong, but that's seems the most logical explanation!