Comments on: Earth Hour 2009 In Kiama http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/ An Australian family choosing to go green Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:03:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-2469 Darren Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:25:04 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-2469 <p>@Chrissy: Wow, what a big success! Hopefully the politicians around the world take note.</p> @Chrissy: Wow, what a big success! Hopefully the politicians around the world take note.

]]> By: Chrissy http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-2121 Chrissy Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:52:55 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-2121 <p>So here are Australia's achievements for Earth Hour 2009:</p> <p>http://www.earthhourau.org/post-1531443426497172305</p> <p>Cheers Chrissy</p> So here are Australia’s achievements for Earth Hour 2009:

http://www.earthhourau.org/post-1531443426497172305

Cheers Chrissy

]]> By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1271 Darren Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:59:08 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1271 <p>@Edwin: Star trail photography! Should be great with all the lights off.</p> @Edwin: Star trail photography! Should be great with all the lights off.

]]> By: Edwin (Wollongong Fitness) http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1270 Edwin (Wollongong Fitness) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:53:42 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1270 <p>I hear candle light photography. Camera check! Bottle of red wine, check!</p> I hear candle light photography. Camera check! Bottle of red wine, check!

]]> By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1265 Darren Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:16:38 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1265 <p>@Wilson: Candles - check. Matches - check. Board games - check. Yep! We're ready.</p> @Wilson: Candles – check. Matches – check. Board games – check. Yep! We’re ready.

]]> By: Wilson Pon http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1240 Wilson Pon Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:20:12 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1240 <p>Hi Darren,</p> <p>So far so good, as there are nearly one billion of people from 1,000 cities all around the world will take part in this upcoming Earth Hour 2009.</p> <p>By the way, it's less than 30 hours until the countdown moment, Darren. Are you ready for it? :)</p> Hi Darren,

So far so good, as there are nearly one billion of people from 1,000 cities all around the world will take part in this upcoming Earth Hour 2009.

By the way, it’s less than 30 hours until the countdown moment, Darren. Are you ready for it? :)

]]> By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1096 Darren Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:25:10 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1096 <p>@Edwin: Councils and businesses are only turning off "non-essential" lighting. So hopefully you won't run into a power pole or anything on the night! Good idea about the stargazing.</p> @Edwin: Councils and businesses are only turning off “non-essential” lighting. So hopefully you won’t run into a power pole or anything on the night! Good idea about the stargazing.

]]> By: Edwin (Wollongong Fitness) http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1085 Edwin (Wollongong Fitness) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:16:24 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1085 <p>I looking forward to it too!</p> <p>One of the things you can do during Earth hour is star gazing! You might not think much of that, but most cities have so much light pollution that many of the constellations are obscured.</p> <p>How about laying a picnic mat in the backyard and try to spot some less obvious southern hemisphere constellations or maybe some shooting stars!</p> <p>It would be a perfect time to go for a run too! But i doubt council would be participating and turning off the street lights. --I probably don't want them too either, for safety reasons.</p> I looking forward to it too!

One of the things you can do during Earth hour is star gazing! You might not think much of that, but most cities have so much light pollution that many of the constellations are obscured.

How about laying a picnic mat in the backyard and try to spot some less obvious southern hemisphere constellations or maybe some shooting stars!

It would be a perfect time to go for a run too! But i doubt council would be participating and turning off the street lights. –I probably don’t want them too either, for safety reasons.

]]> By: Darren http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1062 Darren Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:32:34 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1062 <p>@Chrissy: Great ideas! Do let me know if you find any events in our area.</p> <p>@Wilson: Great to hear you've signed up too. I wonder how the total is going now? It must be huge with all the publicity I've been seeing.</p> @Chrissy: Great ideas! Do let me know if you find any events in our area.

@Wilson: Great to hear you’ve signed up too. I wonder how the total is going now? It must be huge with all the publicity I’ve been seeing.

]]> By: Wilson Pon http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1059 Wilson Pon Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:08:55 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1059 <p>Hi Darren,</p> <p>I've signed up three weeks ago and can't wait to switch off all the lights on 28th March!</p> Hi Darren,

I’ve signed up three weeks ago and can’t wait to switch off all the lights on 28th March!

]]> By: Chrissy http://green-change.com/2009/03/21/earth-hour-2009-kiama/#comment-1036 Chrissy Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:40:36 +0000 http://green-change.com/?p=768#comment-1036 <p>Hi Darren</p> <p>I too am keeping an eye out for any scheduled events around the region, but haven't found any to date!</p> <p>I look forward to Earth Hour each year - as my kids are a little older we have a few things planned when we turn off the lights, "gizmo's"/household appliances etc. If there's no events on that are close by (don't really want to have to drive!) We will be:</p> <p>Doing an indoor “camping by candlelight” with the kids!</p> <p>Drawing - using the shadows from the candles to draw our silhouettes</p> <p>Some “word” games (ie. Boys names, girls names, cities etc that start with letter A etc) and other similar games</p> <p>Tell stories (one of us starts then the next person continues etc)</p> <p>Discussing WHY we have turned the lights off!</p> <p>I hope everyone who participates has a great Earth Hour!</p> <p>Cheers Chrissy</p> Hi Darren

I too am keeping an eye out for any scheduled events around the region, but haven’t found any to date!

I look forward to Earth Hour each year – as my kids are a little older we have a few things planned when we turn off the lights, “gizmo’s”/household appliances etc. If there’s no events on that are close by (don’t really want to have to drive!) We will be:

Doing an indoor “camping by candlelight” with the kids!

Drawing – using the shadows from the candles to draw our silhouettes

Some “word” games (ie. Boys names, girls names, cities etc that start with letter A etc) and other similar games

Tell stories (one of us starts then the next person continues etc)

Discussing WHY we have turned the lights off!

I hope everyone who participates has a great Earth Hour!

Cheers Chrissy

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