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Originally Posted by Martian
Wouldn't it be better to advocate long-term conservation strategies? Compact fluorescent light bulbs, energy efficient appliances and more efficient usage patterns are the key here.
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Earth Hour is about this. It is for raising awareness.
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Earth Hour is about allowing people to feel like they're doing something without having to go through the inconvenience of actually making any long-term changes.
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Au contraire: Earth Hour Everyday
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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