Earth Hour - Incremental De-Modernization

(Toronto, Canada) As one of 17 cities in seven countries, Toronto will participate in a voluntary Earth Hour when everyone turns the lights off to save the planet from people.

With vast clouds of greenhouse gases spewing from vehicles, factories and generating stations around the world, it's like an ant trying to halt the juggernaut of destructive climate change.

But Earth Hour is all about the power of one, multiplied many, many times.

If you, your neighbours and many others take the little step between 8 and 9 p.m. on March 29, not only will the city's electricity consumption drop for 60 minutes, you'll be making a major statement to sluggish governments and industry, and to one another.

"Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action," says the World Wildlife Fund, a main organizer of what, in its second year, has become a global event.

The next logical step is for the cities to make lights off mandatory by law and have Earth Hour on a weekly, then a daily, basis. Acclimating the population will take some time but, ultimately, Earth Hour could be incrementally increased to two, four, eight or even 12 hours hours a day.

It's unclear exactly how much reduction in the "vast clouds of greenhouse gases spewing" will be realized by shutting down cities, however, it's fairly clear that eco-leftists with derive an elevated sense of superiority and arrogance from turning steaming horseflop into warm and welcoming breakfast muffins.

In the end, just think, people will only use what is allowed, capitalism will be extinct, everyone will receive rations from the government and the planet will be saved. Mother Gaia will be proud.