Comments on: LIGHTS OUT LONDON! – June 21st http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: GirvinVirgin: D.log » Inhabitat http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47842 GirvinVirgin: D.log » Inhabitat Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:37:32 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47842 [...] LIGHTS OUT LONDON! - June 21st (article link) [...] [...] LIGHTS OUT LONDON! – June 21st (article link) [...]

]]> By: Nick Simpson http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47796 Nick Simpson Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:13:05 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47796 Well, it happened, here's the photos: www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2007/jun/22/1?picture=330065571 Well, it happened, here’s the photos:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2007/jun/22/1?picture=330065571

]]> By: Kel http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47770 Kel Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:50:54 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47770 Gee they wonder why pollution levels are at twice their level or more. By burning fuel all night to turn night into day. This is a great idea founded long time ago by http://www.darksky.org/ but in the USA nothing ever prevails due to red tape and wasteful measures. Removing night time street lights willl: Make use of all the reflective surfaces on signs and road markings. Why use these expensive products if the cities are going to light them. This will put your headlights to work. Ever drive a road with no lights. It is really so easy, your headlights do a great job. Energy consumption, pollution will lessen - obvious. Prowlers, will need a flashlight to see what they are doing so they will be more easliy spotted. If you are worried, then install motion detectors. OH and remember the stars. I miss them. I want them back. I want to see the milky way again. I want to lay in the backyard and see the night sky.....I hope this snowballs into every nation and every day of the year.... Gee they wonder why pollution levels are at twice their level or more. By burning fuel all night to turn night into day. This is a great idea founded long time ago by http://www.darksky.org/ but in the USA nothing ever prevails due to red tape and wasteful measures. Removing night time street lights willl: Make use of all the reflective surfaces on signs and road markings. Why use these expensive products if the cities are going to light them. This will put your headlights to work. Ever drive a road with no lights. It is really so easy, your headlights do a great job. Energy consumption, pollution will lessen – obvious. Prowlers, will need a flashlight to see what they are doing so they will be more easliy spotted. If you are worried, then install motion detectors. OH and remember the stars. I miss them. I want them back. I want to see the milky way again. I want to lay in the backyard and see the night sky…..I hope this snowballs into every nation and every day of the year….

]]> By: amyy http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47763 amyy Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:54:11 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47763 wow. they should do this in birmingham really and all over halesowen and some areas outside of city centre that would be ace and id go out camping so i can see the starssss but it should be for longer cus in the solstice, it doesnt really get dark until about 1030 wow. they should do this in birmingham really and all over halesowen and some areas outside of city centre
that would be ace
and id go out camping so i can see the starssss
but it should be for longer
cus in the solstice, it doesnt really get dark until about 1030

]]> By: hannah http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47761 hannah Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:42:03 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47761 i am doin it now loool i am doin it now loool

]]> By: fiona http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47748 fiona Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:58:35 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47748 I understand what you're saying Becks and I totally agree that's what should happen eventually but don't you think that this is good enough for now. After the energy saving figures are released from this one publicity stunt people may start to understand how much how much unecessary energy is being used up and realise how much of a difference our actions actually make. I understand what you’re saying Becks and I totally agree that’s what should happen eventually but don’t you think that this is good enough for now. After the energy saving figures are released from this one publicity stunt people may start to understand how much how much unecessary energy is being used up and realise how much of a difference our actions actually make.

]]> By: Becks http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47694 Becks Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:07:55 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47694 Does anyone else feel like this is a bit of a hollow gesture? I was talking about the Sydney lights out with my housemate last night. It's like saying "Look how much energy we could save if we turned off all these unnecessary lights at night! Oh.... but we like how they look, so lets put them back on". I'm not suggesting all the street lights and peoples home lights need to be turned off... but there's so much unnecessary neon lighting at night in cities. I wonder how many of the people who go to Tokyo to marvel at the neon mess consider how much energy is being wasted each night? I think we should focus on a campaign to permanently turn off unnecessary lighting, not just for a one hour publicity stunt. Does anyone else feel like this is a bit of a hollow gesture? I was talking about the Sydney lights out with my housemate last night. It’s like saying “Look how much energy we could save if we turned off all these unnecessary lights at night! Oh…. but we like how they look, so lets put them back on”. I’m not suggesting all the street lights and peoples home lights need to be turned off… but there’s so much unnecessary neon lighting at night in cities. I wonder how many of the people who go to Tokyo to marvel at the neon mess consider how much energy is being wasted each night? I think we should focus on a campaign to permanently turn off unnecessary lighting, not just for a one hour publicity stunt.

]]> By: Sebastian http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47669 Sebastian Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:48:09 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47669 hmm... i wish here in singapore... we get that too ... =) hmm… i wish here in singapore… we get that too … =)

]]> By: Jorge http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47643 Jorge Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:40:20 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47643 Actually, the original plan was to have this happen throughout all of England, but the utility company pointed the same thing that you did, that it would cause a huge problem with the electrical grid. But they mentioned that it wasn't a problem if it happened on a city by city basis... Actually, the original plan was to have this happen throughout all of England, but the utility company pointed the same thing that you did, that it would cause a huge problem with the electrical grid. But they mentioned that it wasn’t a problem if it happened on a city by city basis…

]]> By: ck http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47640 ck Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:26:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47640 what happens at 10pm when there's a massive power surge as everyone turns on their lights at the same time? what happens at 10pm when there’s a massive power surge as everyone turns on their lights at the same time?

]]> By: Natacha http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47621 Natacha Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:35:45 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47621 Do you think you could organize something like this in Buenos Aires, Argentina? Do you think you could organize something like this in Buenos Aires, Argentina?

]]> By: LVHRD.ORG » Blog Archive » Dark Summer http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47597 LVHRD.ORG » Blog Archive » Dark Summer Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:28:02 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47597 [...] Sydney tried this for Earth Day 2007 and had a huge response. Initially only 65,000 people pledged to shut off their lights, but when the finally tally was in, 2.2 million Australians had answered the call to save energy. (via Inhabitat) [...] [...] Sydney tried this for Earth Day 2007 and had a huge response. Initially only 65,000 people pledged to shut off their lights, but when the finally tally was in, 2.2 million Australians had answered the call to save energy. (via Inhabitat) [...]

]]> By: Finlay http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47588 Finlay Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:49:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47588 I really hope Philly does this sometime soon. The light pollution there is awful - I'm about 30 mins away from the city and the whole sky is red at night. Surely the Cira Center could *not* be covered in little blue lights for an hour? I only wish the lights-out times were longer... I really hope Philly does this sometime soon. The light pollution there is awful – I’m about 30 mins away from the city and the whole sky is red at night. Surely the Cira Center could *not* be covered in little blue lights for an hour? I only wish the lights-out times were longer…

]]> By: Lights out London at Vincenze’s Pit http://inhabitat.com/lights-out-london-june-21st/comment-page-1/#comment-47562 Lights out London at Vincenze’s Pit Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:04:04 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/18/lights-out-london-june-21st/#comment-47562 [...] Inhabitat- Sydney started it, with massive success, and now London is getting into the act. The Lights Out [...] [...] Inhabitat- Sydney started it, with massive success, and now London is getting into the act. The Lights Out [...]

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