Toronto, Ottawa and now Montreal have signed up for Earth Hour 2008. (There are already numerous Earth Hour groups on Facebook...) But somehow I get the feeling that Calgary will never sign up. Why is that?
And on the subject of Earth, don't miss the Total Lunar Eclipse on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. There won't be another chance to see one for roughly another three years.
Post a comment below and let me know what you think!
5 Responses on Earth Hour 2008
For those of you who missed it, here's a picture of the 2008 Total Lunar Eclipse taken at 8:01pm (MST) from my backyard in Calgary:
I wish I read your blog in time. You should have called me to let me know. Oh well, I guess the next chance I get to pork on...I mean, next excuse I get to "watch the stars" with a chick will come in 3 years.
PS. Check out the website link!! She's from Vancouver...I can't believe she got famous!!!!!!!! She's on MadTV now!! Crazy!!! She was a hottie before fame, and still a hottie now. You can youtube for other standups of hers...there's a few on there. The nail salon one is a long-time good one of hers. Angelah Johnson.
I am a reporter at the Calgary Herald and I am writing an article about how Calgary has signed on to participate in Earth Hour. I was google-ing earth hour Calgary and stumbled across your blog. I was just wondering if you would at all be interested in an interview, regarding your reaction to Calgary participating in Earth hour, if you yourself are participating, etc. If you are interested, it would be wonderful if you could contact me as soon as possible.
Thanks so much,
Annalise Klingbeil
Calgary Herald Intern
I can't believe it!
On Monday, Calgary's City Council voted in favor of Alderman Brian Pincott's proposal to join Earth Hour.
In the 18 months that I've been back in Calgary (from Toronto) I've come across a lot of people here that think that the whole climate change "movement" is a farce. I remember in Toronto I'd frequently hear people talking about climate change and how the government isn't doing enough for the environment, etc. In contrast, I've heard so many people here in Calgary that seem to think that it's all a waste of time and don't believe it's a real issue – just a fad... I suppose it's not convenient to care about the Earth in Alberta though.
I'm not into politics and wouldn't consider myself an environmentalist by any means, but yes, I will be participating. I hope it becomes as big a deal here as it has in Toronto. A friend of mine just came down from Toronto last week and we were talking about Earth Hour in Toronto a little bit – how people are having Earth Hour parties, etc., and how the whole city seems to be taking it to heart. I wouldn't say I'm an Earth Hour fanatic, but I do believe it's important to do as much as you can for our dying Earth, and that every little bit counts.
[...] Michelle and I decided we’d walk up the hill with our dogs to Crescent Road and take in the view of Downtown Calgary during Earth Hour. We took some pictures and as you can see, The City of Calgary and downtown businesses really took it to heart! (sarcasm) [...]