A Do-it-Yourself Blackout

Another "Earth Hour" approaches. Apparently the goal is to make this a monthly affair, with this month's hour of power (or non-power) being Sat. March 27.

The objective? To "raise awareness" of the efforts to combat climate change. Think about it, what it would mean *literally* to prevent "climate change". Let's take on planetary rotation and reduce the number of sunspots too.

Earth hour has become something of a religious sacrament; a burnt offering to seek absolution from Gaia for ones "carbon footprint".

And it's a cool excuse for teenagers to text and grope each other in the dark while singing Kumbaya.

So where will you be during this months "Earth Hour"? I will be looking for televised coverage. In a room illuminated, of course, only by the sample CFL bulb received in a mass mailing. So I guess that kind of counts.