I was initially skeptical...

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I was initially skeptical...

TB — 3/30/2008 1:23:57 AM (archived)

An astronomer writing about lighting is a lot like an oil company employee writing about electric cars, but a bit of looking around on my own showed a range of other studies that arrive at similar conclusions.

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Right on Google! - SteveS - 3/29/2008 8:13:52 PM
- I turned off the power for the day and fired up the generator... - TAFKASE - 3/31/2008 5:09:33 PM
  - re: I turned off the power for the day and fired up the generator... - SteveS - 4/1/2008 1:59:31 PM
- Silly stuff, and a little sad. - TB - 3/29/2008 10:16:33 PM
  - I think turning off unused lights is a good idea - REB - 3/31/2008 1:16:12 PM
    - But then, I am a Green Conservative. - REB - 3/31/2008 2:14:36 PM
      - And when they start issuing Carbon Points requirements to individuals... - REB - 3/31/2008 6:22:10 PM
        
        D'oh, I hit post too soon. - REB - 3/31/2008 6:24:21 PM
  - re: It was only for an hour - SteveS - 3/30/2008 11:57:10 PM
  - To our grandparents and parents who lived through... - alcaray - 3/30/2008 6:57:05 AM
    - What's even sadder... - TB - 3/30/2008 2:00:35 PM
      - I would like to see what happened when my Auntsa Ethel told you to turn out a light. - alcaray - 4/1/2008 9:16:45 PM
      - Why don't you just sit alone in a room and have these discussions with sock puppets? - Yeti - 3/31/2008 12:15:47 AM
        
        Do you read anything except this board? - TB - 3/31/2008 1:26:33 AM
        
        Thas right, Tom. People only disagree with you because they are less informed, educated or intelligent. - Yeti - 3/31/2008 2:57:29 AM
        
        Just some of them. - TB - 3/31/2008 3:17:21 AM
        
        The reverse case - Yeti - 3/31/2008 2:29:16 PM
  - More... - TB - 3/29/2008 11:27:15 PM
    - Don't worry. - Mary Anne - 3/30/2008 1:13:51 PM
    - Exactly. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/29/2008 11:55:03 PM
  - Do we turn off the traffic lights too? - Mary Anne - 3/29/2008 10:47:33 PM
    - re: We donâ€™t have to turn off all the lights - SteveS - 3/31/2008 12:04:25 AM
    - More light doesn't mean less crime - Raoul - 3/30/2008 12:15:57 AM
      - More light doesn't mean less burglary - Mary Anne - 3/30/2008 1:05:49 PM
        
        re: More light doesn't mean less burglary - TB - 3/30/2008 2:13:19 PM
        
        The thing about tasers... - Mary Anne - 3/30/2008 5:11:41 PM
        
        My mistake... - TB - 3/31/2008 1:27:40 AM
      - I was initially skeptical... - TB - 3/30/2008 1:23:57 AM
    - Conservation - TB - 3/29/2008 11:01:05 PM
  - But it is. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/29/2008 10:36:10 PM
    - re: But it is. - Steve - 3/29/2008 11:52:48 PM
      - I would. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/30/2008 12:10:52 AM
        
        re: I would. - Steve - 3/30/2008 2:31:11 AM
        
        These people want to see the Milky Way again. - Raoul - 3/30/2008 12:18:51 AM
        
        It wont work. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/30/2008 12:33:22 AM
        
        You are wrong - Raoul - 3/30/2008 7:15:27 AM
        
        You're right. - RobVG - 3/30/2008 5:12:30 PM
        
        Fine - RobVG - 4/1/2008 5:11:54 AM
        
        Darkness - Raoul - 4/1/2008 7:41:26 PM
        
        Well said and ...thank you. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/2/2008 12:55:05 AM
        
        Silence implies consent. - Mary Anne - 4/1/2008 10:14:03 AM
        
        Point taken. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/2/2008 12:54:06 AM
        
        Okay... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/1/2008 7:27:58 AM
        
        Here's your challenge if you so choose to accept it... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/2/2008 2:03:24 AM
        
        This is an April Fools joke...right? - RobVG - 4/2/2008 3:17:04 AM
        
        Usually I'm in tune with your posts. - RobVG - 4/2/2008 12:51:40 AM
- Earth HOUR...WOW, they're so sincere. - Lee - 3/29/2008 9:24:45 PM
  - re: Well, thatâ€™s extreme Lee - SteveS - 3/31/2008 12:07:19 AM
  - These are the folks that use Segways to get around... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/29/2008 10:15:49 PM

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