Updated: The no-power hour

March 30th, 2009 at 04:56pm Jennie Pollock

I’m back in the real world after a week of vacation. Even though I had access to the Web and TV, I was pretty tuned out. So much so that I missed Earth Hour. The World Wildlife Fund encouraged people to turn off their lights for an hour Saturday night to draw attention to the problem of global warming.

In case you missed it, too, you can see a slideshow of darkened world landmarks.

Or you can read about whether this effort made a difference in this Time article, which notes that more than a third of Americans think that global warming fears are exaggerated.

What’s next?

1. Probably another Earth Hour.

2. You can “vote for the Earth” by filling out this form and sending it to politicians.

3. This December, world leaders are expected to work on an agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

UPDATE: Did you participate? Did you take pictures? Share with me in the comments or at jpollock@rrstar.com.

Entry Filed under: Energy, In the news, Global warming