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A self Induced Black-Out?

When I first read this I thought, “Are they crazy!” You mean, actually live without my internet connection for an hour? Yeah right! Everyone these days are thinking “green” and while I admit I’m not one to always recycle and use less gas these articles intrigue me. I can recall being taught in elementary school on Earth Day to shut the water off while you brush your teeth and to reuse your towels to limit the amount of water we waste. To this day, I can still sing the songs we learned about conservation…I’m a nerd, I know…LOL But I do turn the water off while I’m brushing my teeth and I do reuse my towels. Something clicked obviously! But, now I think to myself, how aware are we all of these wonderful luxuries that we indulge in and take for granted, especially electricity? Now, I am the farthest thing from a tree hugging hippy or extremist but I like to do my part. What kind of human would I be if an article like this didn’t get my brain churning with ideas on what I could do to participate? I have to say, I am thoroughly amazed at how many cities are actually involved in this self induced black-out! Anyone from the North-East can easily recall the unforeseen black-out that we suffered a few years back and while we got to leave work early that day… we couldn’t do much of anything else either…LOL So, if you’re feeling green tomorrow at 8pm local time turn off your lights for an hour! Although this isn’t going to stop global warming it will raise awareness. So, consider yourself AWARE! You can read more here about the initiative and growth they expect for a 2009 black-out! And remember your 3 R’s…. REDUCE- REUSE-RECYCLE!!!!! Check out THIS website