They are anti-human and anti-life.

This discussion took place in 19th century America, between the industrial North, the agrarian South and the so-called nature loving Indians. Here, you had all 3 cultures at play: the hunter gatherer Indians (living off the land), the agrarian Southerners (extracting wealth from the earth) and the Industrial Northerners (extracting wealth from ideas), each with their own set of values beliefs and behaviors. We saw that the industrial culture prevailed in spite of the valor of each of the other sides. The fact is, the industrial culture, driven by the extraction of wealth from ideas, will win out. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

"It's a terrible night for any animal caught unprotected on that plain," said Francisco d'Anconia. "This is when one should appreciate the meaning of being a man."
Rearden did not answer for a moment; then he said, as if in answer to himself, a tone of wonder in his voice, "Funny . . ."
"What?"
"You told me what I was thinking just a while ago . . .”
"You were?"
". . . only I didn't have the words for it,"
"Shall I tell you the rest of the words?"
"Go ahead."
"You stood here and watched the storm _with the greatest pride one can ever feel—because you are able to have summer flowers and half naked women in your house on a night like this, in demonstration of your victory over that storm. And if it weren't for you, most of those who are here would be left helpless at the mercy of that wind in the middle of some such plain."
"How did you know that?"
In tune with his question, Rearden realized that it was not his thoughts this man had named, but his most hidden, most personal emotion; and that he, who would never confess his emotions to anyone, had confessed it in his question. He saw the faintest flicker in Francisco's eyes, as of a smile or a check mark.

I drove home at midnight the other night, 50 miles in the pouring rain. My car was temperature controlled, comfortable, and quiet, allowing me to dictate text into my phone as I drove.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. I thank the genius and hard work that others have done to obey/command such that I can have such an amazing vehicle.

If the people advocating for low carbon emission generation were actually serious about that, they would be putting their energies behind nuclear power. The 24/7 energy source that has zero emissions with minimal waste volume.

There is actually no problem to solve. The people advocating for this just don't like the solution.

Obviously there is a different agenda in effect.

I do not believe that it means what you think it means. I think Ed is much closer to the real reason that most people support it.

IF it meant solidarity in championing the value of energy and the cost of not having energy, I would support it. Most of my friends/community are advocates of Earth Hour - and they are much more on the 'humans are a plague' side of the equation than the "technology will solve the problem" side. They are more than happy to cut human beings down a peg or three and are morally righteous about that.

Perhaps the event was meant to celebrate human achievement - but I have never experienced that when I engage with people who promote it. Not once. (before your post).

The article does not start from a false premise. The viros start with a false premise. They are not celebrating human achievement, they despise us for displacing "nature". They are misanthropic nihilists who regard nature as an intrinsic value above the interests and values of human beings. They regard humanity's means of survival changing the environment for our needs as unnatural and want to suppress it, as illustrated in their constant clamoring for the impossible "zero emissions" from human activity, "leave no footprint", and punitive fees for "mitigation".

Environment means our surroundings. Those who want to control and preserve the environment want to control everything around them, i.e., everything, i.e., all of us. Their nature worship motivates their eco-fascism. It is unspeakable, misanthropic evil, and demanding that we turn the lights out is not the only example of it.

A group of people standing around in front of their dark houses on their dark street mindlessly feeling righteous about their self inflicted deprivation once a year is not solving any problem at all. They are the problem as their emoting for the impossible at the expense of human life is used to pressure government policy to destroy industry and private property in every realm they can. It's a "powerful symbolic demonstration of how committed" they are all right, but it's not a commitment to human value. It's a desire to solve the problem of humanity as if we humanity were by its nature "pollution" to be suppressed. And that is why we are getting eco-fascism in the name of "fighting pollution".