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Title: Lights Out: Earth Hour is Saturday night (Ban Ki-moon: Take action against climate change)
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CityNews Toronto
URL Source: http://www.citytv.com/toronto/cityn ... t-earth-hour-is-saturday-night
Published: Mar 26, 2011
Author: CityNews.ca Staff (bunch of fruitloops)
Post Date: 2011-03-26 00:55:16 by Hondo68
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Keywords: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-mo, Take action against climate ch, 60 minutes of darkness
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On Saturday, March 26th at 8:30pm, hundreds of millions of people around the world will embrace the dark for 60 minutes for Earth Hour. Poster Comment: The hospital was pleased with their participation in the worldwide celebration of the planet. "We asked all the patients and their families if they were all right with us cutting the power. To a person, they all said as stewards of this planet it was their duty to observe Earth Hour. They knew the risks and were willing to take it," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho. Cho said that it was a net gain for planet Earth, despite the deaths. "The dead patients will no longer use any energy, and actually will be turned into energy in our patient incinerator," said hospital administrator Lawrence Cho. As power was cut in the critical care ward some patients screamed in pain, others died calmly in their sleep. Cho said that most of the medical equipment has battery-powered back up systems, but those were disabled, because hospital officials felt that violated the spirit of Earth Hour. Heart surgeon Dr. Gregory Morris was doing an open-heart procedure when the lights went out. "I wasn't sure what I was cutting into. Turns out it wasn't his heart, but his bowels. Unfortunately, Mr. Simms didn't make it." Marla Tompkins, surviving sister of cancer patient Warren Tompkins, said, "Warren struggled for breath as his ventilator was powered down. I thought he might make it, but with three minutes left before power was to be turned back on, he expired. It was tragic, but kept me on the edge of the seat the whole time." Cho hopes other hospitals learn from the example of San Francisco General and participate in next year's Earth Hour.
Baby with inflatable globe The Canadian Press Images/Image Source.
Last year Torontonians dropped their electricity use by 10 percent during Earth Hour and Toronto Hydro is encouraging us to try and beat that percentage.
The CN Tower is one of many downtown buildings that will switch off.
“Use 60 minutes of darkness to help the world see the light,” urged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a press release. “Please, political leaders and captains of industry, we implore you. Take action against climate change now."
Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, to spread awareness of climate change and urge politicians to make greener decisions.
By 2010, it had spread across 128 countries and territories creating history as the world’s largest ever voluntary action.
This year, organizers are expecting 133 countries and territories to partake, which would make it the largest to date. Fifteen Patients Die as Earth Hour Kills Life Support in Hospital
San Francisco, CA – Fifteen patients on life support and in surgery died at San Francisco General Hospital when power was cut for "Earth hour" on Saturday.
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It demonstrates what morons these people really are. Many of them want to return the entire world to darkness forever.
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