I vanquish earth hour every year by turning on every light in the house and idling my car in the driveway for the full hour.

Turning off their brains is right. The plight of the primative, to evolve backwards in service of grand ol' Mother Earth. What a stupid idea.

Wishing to live in the darkness even if only for an hour, illustrates perfectly the amount of illumination these folks bring to the discussion of legitimate environmental issues and solutions.

Well written article.

Whenever I go camping, I enjoy it. But there is a second level of enjoyment I get out of it when I return back to my house and renew my appreciation for how electricity and gas improve my life.

North Korea...wow.

Great article and so true. The government is turning out lights by way of green energy and electric rates..... guess I will have to light up on Saturday and will pay dearly for it :)

great article. I especially enjoyed the satellite map showing the lights of the eastern world.

hey ard, I think you'd get more comments on your posts if you introduced yourself. Are you a member of the Atlas Society? Contributor?

After having lived on a sailboat for many months, that did not have electric lights or a refrigerator, I can say without any qualms, I love electricity!!! I use it often and with vigor! I power saws, my house, computers, et al, with absolutely NO SHAME OR GUILT. It's what separates me from the beasts. I'm extremely put out when it doesn't work. I need lights to draw, paint, read these wonderful posts. My lights will be on with pride this evening. Anyone who thinks I should be in the dark, is already there.

A great article. Let there be light on Saturday night!

Let there be light! It is an abdication of reason to reject the advantages/ benefits to man in favor of an unfounded paranoia.