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When the Lights Went Out in SF
October 24, 2007

Posted by CindyC in : Communities , trackback

Following up on my Lights Out San Francisco entry, I found a nice picture of the city on the organization’s blog, including this one:
lightsoutnight

The effort was supported by many residents, local businesses and government including the Speaker of the House and the Governor. Between 8 to 9pm last Saturday night, supporters turned off all unnecessary lights to raise awareness for climate change and energy conservation. Even Google pitched in and displayed a “dark” screen for Bay Area users to show its support*.
GoogleDark

For more information on the Lights Out organization and the next event, please visit Lights Out America

*However, note that Google does not support the notion that a dark background is less energy consuming than its current white one.

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Comments»

1. Minh - October 24, 2007

I didn’t notice the black Google cause having had my computer on during that time despite the lights out would have defeated the purpose. :-)

Blackle.com has a black background and Google search engine. It’s even a great alternative for many because you tend to be stuck to your own country’s version with algorithms that tend to put certain sites higher for your country’s Google version. I use Blackle when it doesn’t matter, or especially when I want a non-Canadian-centric search.

2. CindyW - October 24, 2007

Interesting comment on blackle.com being non country centric. Thanks for the information, Mihn!