Posted on 03/31/2012 6:38:44 PM PDT by matt04
Earth Hour, the annual event that turns off lights as a statement for cleaner energy, marks its fifth year this Saturday. But a free-market think tank is trying to get some traction with its alternative: the Human Achievement Hour, when people are encouraged to leave lights on to show their appreciation for inventions "and the recognition that future solutions require individual freedom not government coercion."
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In the other corner is the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which isn't expecting to match Earth Hour's reach but aims to make a point when they battle from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. this Saturday in time zones around the globe.
"Gather with friends in the warmth of a heated home, watch television, take a hot shower, drink a beer, call a loved one on the phone, or listen to music," the institute says on its website.
"If you’re going to vote you need at least two choices," says Michelle Minton, the Competitive Enterprise Institute fellow who came up with HAH in 2009. "While I believe that a lot of people celebrating Earth Hour truly just want a clean and healthy environment for themselves and their families -- a completely reasonable opinion, which I share -- I felt their support was being used by the environmentalist movement to spread a message that is much less positive."
"Many environmentalists see humans as fundamentally destructive and want to force individuals to conserve," she adds. "Earth Hour is an attempt to convince lawmakers that the majority of the population wants them to clamp down on progress."
As for the numbers, Minton figures "between 1,000-2,000 people knowingly celebrate Human Achievement Hour." The HAH Facebook page had nearly 200 people signed up as of Thursday afternoon.
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Human Achievement Hour. I like the sound of that.
TV, lights, speaker system, computers, AC all cranking.
+1 - stereo blaring too - long live coal!
I’m participating.
I have the downstairs lighter and brighter than usual. ;-0)
Hey, I turned my lights out for an hour today. It was 12 noon to 1 pm, but they were out...
On.
On.
I ignored Earth hour. I was too busy cleaning out and reorganizing my pantry for increased food storage in case of disaster - natural or man-made. Now I’ve got to go clean a few tools after having spent the morning exercising my 2nd Amendment rights.
Me too - West Side Story on in the background.
My wife and I spent the hour doing the wild thing, so we could hopefully make more little conservatives. And just to drive the libs crazy, we did it with the lights on.
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Definitely the winner of the “what is the best thing to be doing during Human Achievement hour” contest....
Anybody got the link to the web page where I can check the space pic and how bright my house looked?
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