Comments on: Earth Hour, Sat., 29 March 2008 from 8-9p.m.

By: dhayL

dhayL — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:25:14 +0000

We were at my aunt’s house during the Earth Hour, and yes we did turned off all the lights for one hour. It was really a sight to behold, almost all the houses in the block participated, very cool! Although we had a late supper, so we had to use candles and my sister’s cell phone to give us some light while we eat! Buti na we had kfc and not isda for ulam! hehehe

By: Mariel

Mariel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:13:32 +0000

I was in Coron for the weekend with a couple of friends. We were wondering if the town will turn off the lights for Earth Hour. They actually did…because there was a blackout! Hahahaha! The power was out for about 2 hours!

By: joyce

joyce — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:43:03 +0000

for meekerz: “WWF and Meralco estimate the participation of more than a million Filipinos, saving 56MWh of energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 30-tonnes in Luzon alone â€“ equivalent to shutting down an entire coal-fired powerplant.”
http://www.wwf.org.ph/newsfacts.php?pg=det&id=110

By: meekerz

meekerz — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:02:04 +0000

We closed our lights :) And in doing so, realized that we could afford to close some other lights on normal days. Have they done a pledge count/ headcount after? I’m curious how many people joined.

By: michelle

michelle — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:35:19 +0000

Our house was dark but after a couple of minutes, we just couldn’t do without the electric fan :( . The air in the house did seem to cool down a bit when all the lights were turned off.