Comments on: Earth Hour is Stupid http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/ A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:51:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Flu-Bird http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-465817 Flu-Bird Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:26:46 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-465817 Forget this EARTH HOUR crap CELEBATE CARBON BELCH DAY and tell that granola munchers ti GO TAKE A HIKE Forget this EARTH HOUR crap CELEBATE CARBON BELCH DAY and tell that granola munchers ti GO TAKE A HIKE

]]> By: ndh777 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-462415 ndh777 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:45:45 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-462415 Loved the title, but didn't get what you were trying to prove. That hour was a waste of time. And besides, when all of those cities and people turned back on their power after the hour was finished they only caused more power consumption. And also what does saving energy going to do for the world even if it did work? Nothing. It's just a convienient scam created to produce someone's money in their wallet. And you people are dumb enough to believe a man who tells you not to use power, yet he rides in a limo alone that consumes tons of gasoline, rides in a private jet all to himself around the world spreading this scam, and lives in a large mansion consuming tons of electricity into 24 different rooms that he never even goes into nor has anyone in. No. It's just something for him to be powerful with and receive extra money for his wasteful spending. Loved the title, but didn’t get what you were trying to prove. That hour was a waste of time. And besides, when all of those cities and people turned back on their power after the hour was finished they only caused more power consumption. And also what does saving energy going to do for the world even if it did work? Nothing. It’s just a convienient scam created to produce someone’s money in their wallet. And you people are dumb enough to believe a man who tells you not to use power, yet he rides in a limo alone that consumes tons of gasoline, rides in a private jet all to himself around the world spreading this scam, and lives in a large mansion consuming tons of electricity into 24 different rooms that he never even goes into nor has anyone in. No. It’s just something for him to be powerful with and receive extra money for his wasteful spending.

]]> By: Flu-Bird http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460853 Flu-Bird Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:35:59 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460853 The EARTH HOUR is just another one of those stupid ideas from those eco-freaks so stoned out on stupididy and their granola their brains which is the size of walnuts no longer even works im not planning to turn out my lights for the sake of a bunch of green stupidheads The EARTH HOUR is just another one of those stupid ideas from those eco-freaks so stoned out on stupididy and their granola their brains which is the size of walnuts no longer even works im not planning to turn out my lights for the sake of a bunch of green stupidheads

]]> By: liliuokalani http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460696 liliuokalani Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:09:15 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460696 OOOOOOOOOM! OOOOOOOOOM!

]]> By: liliuokalani http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460695 liliuokalani Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:08:52 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460695 Kuwait next Chernobyl.............BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Kuwait next Chernobyl………….BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

]]> By: Team Eqcco http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460689 Team Eqcco Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:18:49 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460689 Just so more people don't misunderstand the idea of climate change, it is about climate changing, not about it just getting hotter. Average temps are getting hotter, but that does not mean that cold snaps and extreme weather of every kind is not part of it. In fact the cold year was predicted by all models because we are in a natural cooling cycle, and yet despite that we had the 7th hottest January on record. Here are a list of the extremely unscientific arguments made by industry funded climate change deniers who are mostly non-specialists and often not even scientists. http://gristmill.grist.org/skeptics It's time to stop arguing and start solving the problem. thanks Abbas and nice shot of the towers Mark. Just so more people don’t misunderstand the idea of climate change, it is about climate changing, not about it just getting hotter. Average temps are getting hotter, but that does not mean that cold snaps and extreme weather of every kind is not part of it. In fact the cold year was predicted by all models because we are in a natural cooling cycle, and yet despite that we had the 7th hottest January on record.

Here are a list of the extremely unscientific arguments made by industry funded climate change deniers who are mostly non-specialists and often not even scientists.

http://gristmill.grist.org/skeptics

It’s time to stop arguing and start solving the problem.

thanks Abbas and nice shot of the towers Mark.

]]> By: Security Adviser http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460666 Security Adviser Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:18:07 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460666 @ Mark Dont hate Kuwait mate.. matter of fact I love this country , like most people on this blog I was born here. So its not the country..its the accepted norm of the system that runs it that I hate. I have seen this country go from great to good to bad to worse by the people who are left in charge to run it. I am sorry if you felt that I was involvilng you in my I hate Kuwait rant , I wasnt. And it wasnt a I hate Kuwait Rant. I am just bugged when I know a country as modern as this is not doing more than shutting down street lights for an hour. It has the potential do much more but isnt going about doing it. For petes sake they uproot trees cause its not sanctioned to grow on public grounds!!!! Any ways...........Once again please accept my apologies. @ Mark

Dont hate Kuwait mate.. matter of fact I love this country , like most people on this blog I was born here. So its not the country..its the accepted norm of the system that runs it that I hate. I have seen this country go from great to good to bad to worse by the people who are left in charge to run it. I am sorry if you felt that I was involvilng you in my I hate Kuwait rant , I wasnt. And it wasnt a I hate Kuwait Rant. I am just bugged when I know a country as modern as this is not doing more than shutting down street lights for an hour. It has the potential do much more but isnt going about doing it. For petes sake they uproot trees cause its not sanctioned to grow on public grounds!!!! Any ways………..Once again please accept my apologies.

]]> By: bO_s3ayD http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460641 bO_s3ayD Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:10:00 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460641 I dont think it's stupid. Earth hour was first held in Sydney in 2007 where 2.2 million residents participated. Following Sydney's lead, many other cities around the world adopted the event in 2008. It reminds people of the greenhouse effect and about wasting energy. Also people will ask why is it being held and this will help educate them about the greenhouse effect. cheers I dont think it’s stupid. Earth hour was first held in Sydney in 2007 where 2.2 million residents participated. Following Sydney’s lead, many other cities around the world adopted the event in 2008. It reminds people of the greenhouse effect and about wasting energy. Also people will ask why is it being held and this will help educate them about the greenhouse effect.

cheers

]]> By: abbas http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460622 abbas Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:15:03 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460622 well said team eqcco well said team eqcco

]]> By: KJ http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460615 KJ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:59:40 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460615 I will never believe in "Global Warming". .. Just look at all the cold weather, snow storms etc... Ice packs are actually getting thicker in the Artics. We have all these people (government) that are looking to prosper from this giant hoax. If we are so arrogant that we believe that we can change the climate on this planet... then why is the temperature going up as well on Mars??? No cars or people there... Why was the hottest temperatures ever recorded back in the 1930s?? A lot less people and cars then. I run 8 computers at my home, run my regular lights all the time water my lawn, wash my car, flush toilets... I use all I can and enjoy life. When this crazy "turn your lights off to save earth" rolls around... I am going to turn EVERYTHING on in my house.. ovens, stoves, hot water heater, A/C to full cold, run all my systems and let the water flood the yard. We have plenty of oil for my life time and many others after that. And those crazy electric cars and hybrids...did you know that after 10 years the batteries need replacing... did you know that they are having to store them like spent nuclear rods?? How good is that for the planet?? When you plug the car in... how is the energy being produced to charge it up ... ? probably from good old coal. Don't buy into all this "feel good" stuff about planet saving .. it's all a joke. I will never believe in “Global Warming”. .. Just look at all the cold weather, snow storms etc… Ice packs are actually getting thicker in the Artics. We have all these people (government) that are looking to prosper from this giant hoax. If we are so arrogant that we believe that we can change the climate on this planet… then why is the temperature going up as well on Mars??? No cars or people there… Why was the hottest temperatures ever recorded back in the 1930s?? A lot less people and cars then. I run 8 computers at my home, run my regular lights all the time water my lawn, wash my car, flush toilets… I use all I can and enjoy life. When this crazy “turn your lights off to save earth” rolls around… I am going to turn EVERYTHING on in my house.. ovens, stoves, hot water heater, A/C to full cold, run all my systems and let the water flood the yard. We have plenty of oil for my life time and many others after that. And those crazy electric cars and hybrids…did you know that after 10 years the batteries need replacing… did you know that they are having to store them like spent nuclear rods?? How good is that for the planet?? When you plug the car in… how is the energy being produced to charge it up … ? probably from good old coal. Don’t buy into all this “feel good” stuff about planet saving .. it’s all a joke.

]]> By: Team Eqcco http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460588 Team Eqcco Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:23:34 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460588 Earth Hour is Not about going green for just an hour and feeling like we don't need to do anything else. It is a VOTE showing that we acknowledge climate change needs to be solved. The ministry is collecting the results so that our votes ( switching off for an hour) can be sent to the climate summit in Copenhagen in December. It is also an opportunity to bring the world's attention to the problem. It is not done to make you think that switching off for an hour removes your responsibility of doing something everyday and educating yourself about the issues. It is just everyone doing something at the same time for the same hour to send a message. It does not mean we don't push for solar power, or do useful things all the other hours of our lives. Do your bit everyday. Earth Hour doesn't prevent you from doing it. Earth Hour is Not about going green for just an hour and feeling like we don’t need to do anything else. It is a VOTE showing that we acknowledge climate change needs to be solved. The ministry is collecting the results so that our votes ( switching off for an hour) can be sent to the climate summit in Copenhagen in December.

It is also an opportunity to bring the world’s attention to the problem. It is not done to make you think that switching off for an hour removes your responsibility of doing something everyday and educating yourself about the issues. It is just everyone doing something at the same time for the same hour to send a message. It does not mean we don’t push for solar power, or do useful things all the other hours of our lives.

Do your bit everyday. Earth Hour doesn’t prevent you from doing it.

]]> By: Baziz http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460515 Baziz Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:39:46 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460515 1 Hour is enough to charge up the capacitors and cool down the reactors. In my own opnion it's a great experimental solution to the electricity problems kuwait might face during the summer Baziz 1 Hour is enough to charge up the capacitors and cool down the reactors. In my own opnion it’s a great experimental solution to the electricity problems kuwait might face during the summer

Baziz

]]> By: Cute http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460510 Cute Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:02:51 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460510 Kuwait lives in its own world..like there's nothing beyond it. So serious matters to do with Carbon emission, Greenhouse gases, Energy conservation...are obviously beyond their understanding, let alone action! Kuwait lives in its own world..like there’s nothing beyond it. So serious matters to do with Carbon emission, Greenhouse gases, Energy conservation…are obviously beyond their understanding, let alone action!

]]> By: 3azeez http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460504 3azeez Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:08:32 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460504 wasn't earth hour several months ago when the whole world participated in this? why the huge lag?! wasn’t earth hour several months ago when the whole world participated in this? why the huge lag?!

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/earth-hour-is-stupid/#comment-460503 Mark Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:49:12 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=6764#comment-460503 Security Adviser: don't get me mixed up in your i hate kuwait rant. i didn't say kuwait was stupid for participating in earth hour, i said earth hour was stupid. Security Adviser: don’t get me mixed up in your i hate kuwait rant. i didn’t say kuwait was stupid for participating in earth hour, i said earth hour was stupid.

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