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  • Reviewed by Anna1 on Oct 22 2007, 10:56am

    San Francisco -"When 100,000 conventional bulbs be replaced by energy-saving lamps , had we the output of 16,5 tons carbon dioxide into the atmosphere empedet!", the former Google speaker and initiator of the Climatic Action Enumerate Nate Tyler tells. A simple gesture, but if we do it all and do think about the own energyconsumption, then it is a strong Movement", describes Nate Tyler, initiator of"Lights Out San Francisco!".The former Google speaker is the initiator of the climatic action"Good Things Happen into the Dark!".As indications of the climatic protection, those had been called scarcely800.000 inhabitants of San Franciscoto switch the lights off for one hour.Beside private households and business,also the City Fathers for the first Volunteers became"Black out" in the USA ."The city hall is dark, and the Transamerica office to" Tyler announced around 8pm.The lights went out, gradually the 1200 decoration lights went outon the Bay Bridge,then the Lamps on the Golden Gatebridge,the Floodlights on the earlier Prison Island Alcatraz.The Bulbs in Urban Offices and in innumerable Households.Skyscrapers were still lit.It was not as dramatic as in October 1989,after the heavy Loma Prieta earthquake, which had fallen the City into total darkness.Many Office cloud scratches where this time still lit.Traffic lights and road lamps remained for security candle.Candle light and music in the park.The Energy Savers in the urban Parks diverted them selves :"We want to show the people, that also in the dark very nice things can happen!"The Eventplaner supplied solar energy for the sound amplifiers.Its bio diesel bus was already for days in use.In the City 100,000 energy savings pears -a donation of the current supplier PG&E - free of charge to give.""When 100,000 conventional bulbs be replaced by these energy saving lamps, had we the output of 16,5 tons carbon dioxide into the atmosphere empedet!"Tyler enumerated.One hour total "Lights off " in San Francisco could throttle the energy consumptionon a normal Saturday eavening around 15 percent.With 400 candles has Gus Murad, Operator of the restaurant Medjool,for a "beautifull and romantic Eavening taken his precautions.With candle light the waiters in black t-Shirts with shine-yellow label served more "Lights off". "A little bumpy" if it partly happened, Mr. Murad granted.This Eavning was evenly the test run for the next Action:On March 29th it will be"Black out" from the West to the East coast!Eleven cities, among them Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver,Chicago and New York, have their readiness. In Sydney he experienced a similar action inMarch 2006 coincidentally also.In June then London will fallow the "Light off!" campaign,now preceded San Francisco as the first US city with good example- perhaps!"With this we set an indication for the Nation and the World,that one can change much with small things! (Barbara Munk/dpa/ the STANDARD expenditure for print 22.10.2007)

  • Rated by MrEaves on May 25 2005, 11:42am

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