Gizmodo: earthhour

The Las Vegas Strip, Before and During Earth Hour [Iotd]

Mark Wilson — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:40:00 EDT

As the world turned off its lights for one hour last Saturday in a fleeting concern for Earth, even the blindingly luminescent Las Vegas strip joined in. Here it is with the lights off:

Apparently, the sight wasn't enough to stop traffic. Here are the shots one more time in handy, animated gif form...like someone just flicked a switch and Vegas went black.
[Getty Images, inspired by The Big Picture]

Earth Hour: Turn Off Your Gadgets and Do Things in the Dark [Green]

Jesus Diaz — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EDT

My dear friend—and tree-huggin' hippie—Robyn reminds me that tonight is Earth Hour. It may seem silly, but turning off all your electrical devices is a nice gesture. If only to do many other things, like:

• Make love (with yourself counts too). And if you need light, make your partner wear glow-in-the-dark neon lingerie or use something romantic. Like candles. Or an emergency light. Or flares. I don't know. Something.

And... and that's about it, really.

Robyn has six other very good suggestions, like gazing at the stars—since it'll be darker in the cities, you will be able to see more and maybe the International Space Station—or enjoy dinner with candles. But after the first one, who cares. It's only one hour. Unless you want to make love while gazing at the stars and practice some sploshing at the same time. Which, mind you, sounds like a great plan.

So go and read the rest before turning off your computer and wireless router tonight at 8:30PM local time. [7 Things to do in the Dark]

Earth Hour Wants All The Lights Off, But We Want Them On [EcoModo]

Adrian Covert — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:56 EDT

Those tofu-loving nutjobs over at the WWF (no, not that one) are planning another Earth Hour on Saturday night, where the world shuts off all their lights and electronics from 8-9 pm. We're supposed to think about ways to live more sustainably and fight global warming. Sounds great, right? WRONG.

We here at Giz think it's a God-given right to have access to gadgets at all times. For the WWF to try and take that liberty from us is unacceptable and downright Un-American. That's why we're asking from 9-10 pm on Saturday night, you pull out every gadget you own, plug it into a socket, and turn it on. Gadget Deprivation is no laughing matter, kids. Please join the fight. [Earth Hour]