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Earth Day

This video was pointed out to me… a earth day classic.

What are you doing for Earth Day?

I thought I’d show my appreciation to our earth.

First, I’m sending my wife on 400km trip, using our SUV, to see her parents in the Okanagon. I’ll make sure she is thankful for the gasoline she burns that funds all of our great social programs.

Then, I’ll turn all my lights on at home, and keep all the TVs on, so none of our criminal element takes advantage of the dark created by those that decide they can make a difference by turning theirs off. (If you have your Christmas lights still up, it might be a good idea to leave them on, so people can see their way around.)

Then I plan to BBQ a nice steak to thank mother nature for the cows she provides us with.

If it’s nice out, it might be a good night to have a campfire – nothing like a hot dog over the fire to make you appreciate mother nature.

She sure has been good to us by providing us with all the energy and food we need… be sure to use it and say thanks.

There’s a group that is taking hold that is also celebrating:

Prominent D.C.- Area Supporters Include: Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institution, WMATA, Target, and  George Washington University Hospital; other Nationally Recognized Institutions With Events Planned During Human Achievement Hour Include Wal-Mart, New York Times, and United States Marine Corps

The new one-hour holiday, unknown prior to this press release, has already received overwhelming support from many of Washington, D.C.’s leading institutions. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, for example, tells CEI that it does not plan to shut down all of the city’s bus and rail lines for the “Earth Hour.” The Kennedy Center, likewise, has scheduled a performance of the long-running play Sheer Madness, a jazz concert, and a dance performance to coincide with the Human Achievement Hour. Washington, D.C.’s Target store, furthermore, will remain open until 10:00pm on the evening of the 28th. The Smithsonian Institution also plans a film showing that will extend into Human Achievement Hour.

“We salute the people who keep the lights on and produce the energy that helps make human achievement possible,” says Myron Ebell, CEI’s Director of Energy and Global Warming Policy.

Other organizations around the world and the nation have planned events in support of the new holiday. For example, The United State Marine Corps will continue its combat and humanitarian operations around the world during Human Achievement Hour. The New York Times confirms that it intends to put out a paper on March 29th, 2009 (preparation and printing for that issue will take place during Human Achievement Hour). At least 30,000 movies will also be screened in celebration of Human Achievement Hour. Hospital emergency and operating rooms, likewise, will remain open in Washington and in the rest of the country. Nearly all of the nation’s Wal-Mart locations will also be open during Human Achievement Hour.

Those wishing to celebrate Earth Hour, however, do not need to take part in Human Achievement Hour. “Earth Hour is a viable alternative to human achievement hour,” says CEI Senior Fellow Eli Lehrer. “Those who wish to celebrate Earth Hour should sit in the dark, turn off the heat, and breathe as little as possible.”

Happy Earth Day!