Talk:Earth Hour

Units of measure

> According to WWF Thailand, Bangkok decreased electricity usage
> by 73.34 megawatts, which is equivalent to 41.6 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
I would understand if units of energy were equivalent to some amount of CO₂. If the given figure really represents drop in power, the article should make it clear that it was the average drop of power consumption for the duration of the whole event, which resulted in specified drop in CO₂ emission for the whole hour.

What on earth does a drop in CO₂ emissions have to do with anything real? Is the whole world now being run by teenage school-leavers? Santamoly (talk) 02:13, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Mistakes in "Earth Hour 2008" section

"Iconic landmarks all around the world turned off their non-essential lighting for Earth Hour, including the Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia), Empire State Building (New York City, USA), Sears Tower (Chicago, USA), Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, USA), Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta, USA), Space Needle (Seattle, USA), Table Mountain (Cape Town, South Africa), the Colosseum (Rome, Italy), Royal Castle (Stockholm, Sweden), London's City Hall (United Kingdom), the CN Tower (Toronto, Canada), SM Mall of Asia, SM Science Discovery Center (Manila, Philippines), Suva (Fiji), Nidaros Cathedral (Trondheim, Norway), The Royal Liver Building (Liverpool, United Kingdom), Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), KL Tower (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), and Wat Arun Buddhist Temple (Bangkok, Thailand)."

I think some of them weren't participate in Earth Hour 2008. [1]

Edit request for factual purposes, 26 March 2011

Please change "Reports show that the United States topped the Earth Hour participation with an estimated 80,000,000 people, 318 cities and 8 states participating." to "In 2009, the Philippines ranked first among 88 nations in terms of local participation in Earth Hour, a total of 647 cities and towns with more than 15 million Filipinos estimated to have joined."

To counter the claim of the first sentence, here are excerpts from articles which state that the Philippines ranked first in the Earth Hour 2009, and not USA.

"In 2009, the Philippines ranked first among 88 nations in terms of local participation in Earth Hour. Over 10 million Filipinos in 647 cities and municipalities switched off their lights during Earth Hour, saving an estimated 611MWh of electricity - equivalent to a temporary shutdown of a dozen coal-fired power-plants."

http://wwf.org.ph/index.php/news/newsroom/185-earth-hour-2010-a-resounding-success

"This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world, becoming a worldwide phenomenon in 2008 and 2009 – where the Philippines placed first globally in terms of town and city participation."

http://wwf.org.ph/index.php/news/newsroom/182-earth-hour-returns-as-largest-environmental-event-in-history

"More than 15 million Filipinos were estimated to have joined Earth Hour on Saturday night and a total of 647 cities and town participated, making the Philippines number one among all the countries that joined the global event, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Philippine representative said on Sunday."

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090329-196862/RP-topped-Earth-Hour-participation--reports

And here is a report which states that USA was fifth in the global rankings.

"Ranked a distant second was Greece, with 484 cities and towns, followed by Australia with 309, Canada with 273 and the United States with 270."

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090329-196788/Philippines-had-the-most-cities-going-dark

Reports show that the United States topped the Earth Hour participation with an estimated 80,000,000 people, 318 cities and 8 states participating. The Philippines saw participation from 647 cities and towns; over 15 million Filipinos were estimated to have joined in the hour-long lights-off. This was followed by Greece with 484 cities and towns participating, and Australia with 309.

Tabirao2004 (talk) 19:36, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Not done: {{edit semi-protected}} is not required for edits to unprotected pages.– Ajl^talk 21:18, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Ask viewers of the page to participate?

I know that the Wikipedia is informational, but why not ask the viewers of the page to participate. You know, with something like
"Together, we can make a change. Join us at 8:30, turn off your lights." Just an idea. --JJRcop ^{(send msg)} 22:31, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Unintelligible statement.

"In 2010 Toronto saw a decrease of 6% in electricity usage while Toronto saw a decrease of 15.1% (nearly doubled from 8.7% the previous year." Also, no reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.206.49.184 (talk) 13:06, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Commentary on Earth Hour from Toronto Sun March 28, 2011

"Saturday was so-called Earth Hour, a publicity stunt created by the World Wildlife Fund where enthusiasts were supposed to stop using electricity for an hour. Only a rich, luxuriant society would fetishize poverty and want. Japan is still rebuilding; there are still parts of that country where electricity is not back on. They are in a permanent state of Earth Hour deprivation — not as some fashion statement but because of a tragedy. How is that state of despair a morally commendable situation?" Santamoly (talk) 06:49, 28 March 2011 (UTC)