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In California, #EarthHour failed to even register a blip in electricity reduction
Anthony Watts / 8 hours ago March 25, 2018   

On Saturday, March 24th, Earth Hour was held in every time zone around the world at 8:30 PM local time. I had already run an essay pointing out why Earth Hour is little more than a ridiculous feel-good exercise that does nothing but demonize the value of electricity bringing mankind out of the darkness and poverty.

The headlines as displayed by Google search, looked like this:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/03/25/in-california-earthhour-failed-to-register-a-blip-in-electricity-reduction/

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I forgot all about it this year. I usually celebrate it by turning on every light in the house.

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I forgot all about it this year. I usually celebrate it by turning on every light in the house.
And letting the car idle in the driveway for the entire hour. Ooops, I missed it, too.
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And letting the car idle in the driveway for the entire hour. Ooops, I missed it, too.

If they would do that in there garages out in CA we could see some results.
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