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Originally Posted by puckluck
In 2008 Calgary actually used more electricity during earth hour than the average for the same time on any given day.
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimesc...f5fcb62&k=5078
"Calgary is the only known city in Canada where energy consumption actually went up during Earth Hour, a trend organizers pinned on colder weather and a late start locally in promoting the global event." |
Yeah, we felt a bit embarrassed about that so we decided to participate this year. It was nice to be one with the people of the planet, and hey, disconnecting felt great. We should actually do this more often.
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