Let us all sit back and relax and allow some videos speak for itself, then we will discuss the impact of Earth Hour 2008.

More on Earth Hour 2008 after the JUMP.

First up we have the city where Earth Hour originated from, Sydney.

Melbourne Earth Hour 2008

Ottawa Earth Hour 2008 at Parliament Hill

Earth Hour 2008 la Baia Mare (don’t know where is this)

San Francisco Earth Hour 2008

Toronto Earth Hour 2008 (one of the best compilation!)

Chicago Earth Hour 2008

And many more…(do a search on the 24 countries involved if you’re interested)

Alright, this event wasn’t an event to prove that we can save the little amount of electricity by turning of our lights for that one hour in 365days. It is an event to make 2 statements. A statement against coal fired power plants,(a great pollutant, if you don’t already know) and a statement to make you realise that you yourself don’t need that one hour every year to know how to turn off your lights.
However, was it a success? In a sense, it is.
It spread the knowledge and sense that Earth Hour is supposed to do. When more people gets interested and more involved, they would naturally find out what it was all about and thus gain enlightenment on the subject itself.
Here’s an unofficial review of Earth Hour.

It’s funny. And this do kind of reflect how some people really thinks. That it is a joke, something to not be taken seriously. However, it’s really kinda really funny though, like this article from gizmodo.
Those tofu-loving nutjobs over at the WWF (no, not that one) are planning another Earth Hour on Saturday night, where the world shuts off all their lights and electronics from 8-9 pm. We’re supposed to think about ways to live more sustainably and fight global warming. Sounds great, right? WRONG.
We here at Giz think it’s a God-given right to have access to gadgets at all times. For the WWF to try and take that liberty from us is unacceptable and downright Un-American. That’s why we’re asking from 9-10 pm on Saturday night, you pull out every gadget you own, plug it into a socket, and turn it on. Gadget Deprivation is no laughing matter, kids. Please join the fight.
read the comments too, it reflects views from both side of the camp, the geeks VS earth hour supporters.

There are always 2 sides of a coin, 2 sides of a story. It really depends which side you believe in.
And i strongly believe in Earth Hour.

Will be here for Earth Hour 2009.
(do drop a comment on any other interesting reviews or videos on earth hour )