Google gets into Earth Hour and Turns off their lights

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Google supports some Earth Hour

That’s right, it looks like good ol’ Google has turned off its lights to show its support for Earth Hour. What is Earth Hour? Welp, on Saturday, March 29 (today), at 8 P.M. (your local time), everyone is supposed to turn off their lights. More than 100 cities across North America will participate in Earth Hour in an effort to raise awareness of energy conservation.

Will it accomplish anything permanent? Nay. BUT, it should be pretty cool to see tons of cities go dark, plus it will be interesting to see how much electricity just a single hour saves.

Anyhoo, it’s neat to see Google helping out. Bravo, I say, bravo.

Posted in energy conservation, event, green business on Saturday, March 29th, 2008 at 2:04 AM.

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Homer Simspon · 890 weeks ago

this is more dumb than dumb and dumber.

"raise" awareness but accomplish absolutely nothing.

as a matter in fact...I shall turn on all the lights that I can legally turn on...during this hour.
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...srsly? · 890 weeks ago

OMFG, I'M NOT VIOLET!!! Ghandi doesnt afraid of anything.
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samantha · 890 weeks ago

To homer simpson,

Seriously? Why do you have to be an ass hole

about it? If you want to be a dick

then do it to someone who actually deserves it.

Because honestly what the fuck has google done

to you? I mean maybe back in the day in

3rd grade google was a bully to you and beat

you up but no, nothing

so shut the fuck up!
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Adam · 890 weeks ago

i feel bad for having my plasma tv on but the UNC game was on...what can I do. Why dont we turn out lights out...when it IS light out?
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That guy · 890 weeks ago

This already exists. Go to BlackGoogle.com. Or Blackle.com. Or black-google.blogspot.com. All of these do this all the time anyway, why are we so impressed when Google does it for an hour?
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Matt · 890 weeks ago

If there's a measurable decrease in the energy usage anywhere, I'll eat my hat. This is just theater from Google, one of the biggest energy consumers in the world. I bet Al Gore's 10,000 square foot energy hog home doesn't go dark either.
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wannabedesi · 890 weeks ago

There's nothing wrong with raising awareness for it. I'm a little miffed that I missed it. Howevah, alot has been done to the benefit of the world by raising awareness..Gandhi being the perfect example
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ecojoe · 890 weeks ago

@Adam: No UNC game is ever worth watching, even if it's not Earth Hour. That's what I think, as a bitter NC State fan :(

@That guy: Yeah, those sites are already doing it full time, but it's big when Google does it because so many people will see it.

@Matt: True, it is just theater from Google. BUT, if it gets a ton of people's attention, then 'tis worthy theater.

@wannabedesi: I'm ashamed to admit it, but........ I missed it too.
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Frank · 890 weeks ago

@Matt:

Eat your fucking hat.

If any of you idiots who say this doesn't work,

then you obviously didn't even look at the website.

They've saved a SHITLOAD of energy from AUSTRALIA ALONE last year.
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Edouard · 890 weeks ago

Well, I didn't follow it either... my bad.

I feel better as I switched last year all my lights to fluorescent and my stuff to very efficient appliances.

Yes to this initiative if it can make people aware of the situation at hand... and act accordingly... :)

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