The Latest EnvironMENTAL Event

The city of Chicago, following the footsteps of England's highly successful Energy Saving Day, has decided to become one of 24 partner cities 1. in "Earth Hour."

"Originating in Sydney in 2007, the Earth Hour campaign has now gained global attention. As a result, on 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities will unite and switch off for Earth Hour."

So the citizens of these cities are being guilt-tripped into shutting off the electricity for -- drum roll -- one God blessed hour: from 8pm to 9pm.

The earth is trembling in joy. And maybe so are criminals whose might take advantage of all the darkness to commit some of their felonious deeds.

At the website for Earth Hour, you'll note the shift in enviro-cabulary: there are four references to "climate change" and only one reference to "global warming." Liberals love tinkering with words and labels, especially if it can obfuscate the truth. In this case, "global warming" is a hoax; "global cooling" of the mid 1970s was all wrong, but environmentalists storm ahead (no pun intended) anyway with "climate change."

Climate change is perhaps the most significant issue facing our planet today. We are beginning to witness dramatic impacts as a result of the amount of carbon we load into the atmosphere. To alter the current course of climate change we must act now.

That's why you are invited to join thousands of your Chicago friends, neighbors and businesses and millions of people around the world to make a bold statement about climate change on March 29 from 8 to 9 p.m local time.

Turn out your lights for one hour. Earth Hour.

As World Wildlife Fund's flagship city for the United States, Chicago, a leader in environmental initiatives, is encouraging its residents across the region to make the pledge to help fight global warming by voluntarily turning off their lights for 60 minutes. Signature skyscrapers, key landmarks, theater marquees and shops on the Magnificent Mile will voluntarily turn off their lights.

ComEd, the northern Illinois power utility, is a major sponsor of Earth Hour.

Earth Hour's not just about cutting back for one hour. It's about taking a stand and thinking ahead about what you, your neighbors and your city can do to slow climate change.

Seize the Earth Hour moment and change some of your outdated energy-wasting light bulbs to new, efficient and inexpensive compact fluorescents. 2. Think of other ways you can cut your energy usage and trim your electric bill after Earth Hour has passed.

One person can make a difference. Cities, working together, can change the world.

One hour, Chicago. Earth Hour.

The assumption in all this is that (1) humanity is the cause of global warming "climate change," (2) humanity must do something about this change and that (3) it is capable of positively impacting the climate.

The arrogance is astounding, especially considering the myriad of (ignored) arguments that cast doubt upon or debunk global warming "climate change."

Liberals have politicized the weather to the point that even the "early" appearance of seasons is evidence of global warming. At this point, I think it's reasonable to ask: is there anything that global warming does NOT cause?

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1. Canadian cities joining: Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg. American cities joining: Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, and San Fransicko.

2. The compact flourescents aren't exactly safe.

~ Sisyphus cross-posted at The Sisyphus Files.