Monday, March 31, 2008
EQUIVALENT TO PUTTING CARS BACK ON THE ROAD
Stephen Stratford sends news of Earth Hour’s triumph in New Zealand:
Transpower spokeswoman Rebecca Wilson said power consumption on Saturday night during Earth Hour was 335 megawatts compared to an average of 328 megawatts for the previous two Saturdays.
According to Earth Hour spokesman Charlie Stevens: “Earth Hour wasn’t ever going to be about the (electricity) results.” That’s not what they were saying prior to Earth Hour, which evidently was more about free ads for a novelty night in Melbourne restaurants.
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