Tonight, from 8:30 to 9:30, as a symbolic gesture to stress the necessity of environmental responsibility, we are being asked to turn off all non-essential lights.
Organizers say they hope this year’s event will send a message to world leaders meeting Copenhagen in December for a major summit on climate change.
“We are asking one billion people to take part in what is essentially the first global vote for action on climate change by turning off their lights for one hour and casting a vote for earth,” said executive director Andy Ridley.
The Beast Who Slumbers strove mightily in vain to come up with a video of the great Little Walter doing “Boom, Boom, Out Goes the Light”. However, El Somnambulo suspects that he might just draw some inspiration from Little Walter’s tune. W/O being too specific, allow ‘bulo to share two words with you: ‘massage oils’.
Sooooo, what do YOU have planned for tonight? And, is it possible that, 9 months from now, the environment might just realize the down side of Earth Hour?