The new poll reports that the majority of Canadians think Earth Hour should happen more often. One third of respondents said Earth Hour should be a monthly event, 10% said a weekly event, and 12% said the hour of darkness and quiet should be a daily event.
Almost half (46%) of the respondents participated in Earth Hour. The participation split partly along political lines: Green party (69%), Liberals (64%), NDP (58%), the Conservatives (53%) and the Bloc Quebecois votes coming in last (39%). Maybe that result also suggests where the Greens, rising in the poles, are getting those votes?
Showing posts with label climate activism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label climate activism. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
More on Earth Hour participation
Thursday, April 03, 2008
The effect of Earth Hour
Leaving aside the debate about the value of eco-gimmicks like l'heure de terre, you have to be impressed, or at least surprised, by the level of participation.
Check out the drop in electricity demand in these cities between 8-9 pm last Saturday:
Christchurch, NZ 13.1%
Canberra, Aus 11.4%
Melbourne, Aus 10.1%
Toronto 8.7% (from typical for that time)
Syndey, Aus 8.4%
North Vancouver 7.0%
Port Coquitlam, BC 6.7%
London, Ont 5.9%
Ottawa 4.0%
Vancouver 3.4%
Seems that parts of the Commonwealth really took this initiative to heart.
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