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   From: hal.i.burton@hotmail.com   
      
   In article ,   
    tunderbar wrote:   
      
   > Conservative Bloggers Launch Campaign to Waste Energy   
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   >   
   > On Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:30 PM, people, businesses, and   
   > governments will switch off their lights to save energy for one hour. The   
   > campaign, called Earth Hour, is aimed at promoting action to address   
   > climate change. According to the campaign website:   
   >   
   > Earth Hour is a global WWF climate change initiative. The campaign   
   > invites individuals, businesses, governments and communities to turn   
   > out their lights for one hour on one day of the year to show their   
   > support for action on climate change. The event began in Sydney in   
   > 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights. In 2008, more   
   > than 50 million people around the globe participated. In 2009, Earth   
   > Hour aims to reach out to 1 billion people in 1,000 cities.   
   >   
   > The initiative enjoys widespread support, even from conservatives. Earlier   
   > today, Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government   
   > Services, and Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment announced that the   
   > Government of Canada will participate in Earth Hour by reducing lighting   
   > in all federally owned buildings.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, a handful of conservative bloggers . . .   
      
    . . . are pissing on your parade and pointing out what a stupid empty   
   gesture it is.   
      
      
   snicker   
      
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