Lights Out San Francisco!
October 18, 2007
Posted by CindyC in : Communities , trackback
What if everyone in a large city, say San Francisco, turned off all unnecessary lights for ONE hour and installed just ONE energy efficient light bulb? And what if popular landmarks and businesses did the same? Well, that’s what organizers of Lights Out San Francisco want to find out.
This Saturday, October 20th from 8pm to 9pm, San Francisco residents will darken their lights to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, Lights Out (in cooperation with PG&E and Yahoo) are handing out more than 100,000 CFLs for residents to install during their blackout hour. The campaign has also been successful in getting symbolic landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge and the TransAmerica Building to join this effort. Even local restaurants are joining in by serving their customers in candlelight during this hour.
Organizers hope to reduce energy consumption (for an average night) by 15% and raise awareness about conservation with this grand demonstration. So for those San Franciscans out there, take the pledge and “fight climate change with flip of a switch! 1 night, 1-hour & 1 bulb” on Saturday, October 20th from 8pm to 9pm. And don’t be surprised if the San Francisco skyline blends into the night on Saturday.
Btw, if anyone out there gets pictures of this, please let me know. I’d love to see them!
CindyC at Organicpicks
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Google maps will probably get a few pictures, or some satellite will. I believe their parent company homes are down in your areas already that I’d be disappointed if none of them did. As for other pictures, well, they’ll be pretty dark since it takes light to expose on to film.