All Posts Tagged With: "Earth Hour"
Earth Hour Energy-use Drops 3.1 Per Cent
Kingston Hydro customers decreased their electrical consumption by 3.1 per cent during Saturday night’s Earth Hour. That’s a full percentage point better than the provincial average of a 2.1 per cent decrease for the Hour. Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) compared the provincial drop to the average peak energy needs of a city the [...]
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Friday Foto
I hate to sound boring, but can you believe the weather we’re having. One day it’s gorgeous enough for shorts, and the next we’re forced to bring our mittens and toques out of the shortest retirement in history. The wind literally cut through my jacket this morning, which is unnerving considering the equinox was last [...]
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Yo Yo Yo Yoga
In my humble opinion, it’s never to late for New Year’s resolutions. Besides, I’ve always thought spring feels like more of a rebirth than any other time of year. And what better way to revive your body and mind after a long cold winter than with a refreshing and invigorating yoga practice at one of [...]
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Earth Hour
Earth Hour takes place globally from 8:30-9:30. Turn out the lights for that hour and come to Kingston Unplugged at Market Square. This year there will be live performances by Emily Fennell, Rueben DeGroot and Mojo Shooter. In addition to these wonderfully talented local artists, there will be demonstrations, information booths, vendors, engaging speakers and [...]
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Earth Hour 2009
Including Kingston, 2,398 cities, towns and municipalities in 83 countries have already committed to participate in Earth Hour 2009. For many around the Limestone City, it will be lights out on Saturday, March 28th from 8:30pm ’til 9:30pm. Last year, I participated in Earth Hour by turning off everything in my house and headed out [...]
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Participated in by Some…
So last night was Earth Hour, and after I turned off all my lights and computers, I took a twilight stroll downtown to gauge the results. I must admit that I was pretty disappointed with some of the local merchants who kept their signage brightly lit, especially those who weren’t even open for business. I [...]
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Lights Out Kingston
In case you haven’t heard, Earth Hour is taking place this Saturday, March the 29th from 8pm until 9pm. The ultimate goal is to get as many people around the world to go sans electricity for an hour, and you can rest assured that Kingston will be doing it’s part. In an announcement late last [...]
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