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Sydney Blacks Out for Global Warming
Severely EFLSYDNEY, Australia -- The Sydney Opera House's gleaming white-shelled roof was darkened Saturday night along with much of the rest of Australia's largest city, which switched off the lights to register concern about global warming. ..."It's an hour of active, thoughtful darkness, a celebration of our awakening to climate change action," said Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett, who attended a harborside function to watch the event. "Active, thoughtful darkness". Excuse me while I go vomit... While downtown was significantly darker than normal, the overall effect, as seen in television footage from overhead helicopters, was that the city's patchwork of millions of tiny lights had thinned, not disappeared. Life's like that sometimes. "We were expecting a big difference straight away, but it was just a little bit," said Sonja Schollen, who took sons Harry and James to a park to watch the skyline, joining dozens of other families. Children waved glo-sticks and sparklers while parents picnicked and sipped wine. Know what you need to do, to really make a difference? Turn the electricity COMPLETELY off. For a month. And close down the gas stations, too. THAT will make a difference... "It was quite sweet, actually, because the kids started chanting `turn them out, turn them out.' You can see now the city's a bit dimmer," she said toward the end of the hour. Do what I said above and they'll be chanting something else... "It's absolutely fantastic, there's a mood of enthusiasm and hopefulness and action," Bourne said. "I have never seen Sydney's skyline look so dark." Charming. More eco-feelgood drivel at link... Posted by: Dave D. 2007-04-01 |
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