Earth Hour

via EarthHour.org

“It started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?

“The answer: Ask the people of Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour.

“On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney's energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for a year.

“With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off, and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice. Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a symbolic event into a global movement.”

Re: Earth Hour

Hmm… In ex-soviet area this isn't voluntary. We used to have regular power cuts.
Hmm…

Was it really 48000 cars? Sounds wrong. Was the same amout of fuel saved? Where did the figure really come from?..