Rape Mother Earth: the bitch was asking for it

Well, Earth Hour 2009 is upon us. My buddy in GP has already turned on all of his lights and all of his appliances (first time he's done laundry in half a decade) to get Anti-EarthHour underway. He thought it started at 8pm, but it started at 8:30. Over here at Third Edge of the Sword world headquarters in Edmonton, we're turning on every light in the place. Porch lights. Flood lights. Kitchen lights, that light under the rangetop, the light over the countertops. All the bedroom lights, all the reading lamps. Laundry room light, dining room light, all on. I've disabled all the computer screensavers, am putting a DVD on repeat on the computer, and I've even turned on the webcams... they have little LED lights to indicate they are turned on.

Oh yeah, and at 8:45pm, just after my Earth Hour defilement has begun, I am leaving for the evening and might crash at a friend's place, meaning it could be 18 hours before I get a chance to turn anything back off. Should I fire up my BBQ too...?

In celebration of Earth Hour, let's enjoy the things that make our society great:being able to burn copious numbers of joules for our own personal enjoyment. Here are some videos to get you in the spirit:

Metallica - Fuel


Times Square - world centre for copious energy use:

(catch the hot legs at 1:44)

Here's a street full of neon lights in Red China:


Here's that infamous photo showing how North Korea is dark while South Korea is bright. Which nation would you rather live in?


Flaring a well at Tier One in good ol' Alberta:


An H-Bomb isn't a very practical way to get energy, but the enviro-weenies will cringe when they watch this, so it all works out:


Anti-Earth Hour in New Zealand:

and also in the States:



Finally:

"Fuck The Antarctic, Global Warming and Earth Hour"

Now go celebrate anti-EarthHour