Councillor urges home owners to join in switch off
RESIDENTS across Eastleigh have been urged to go green and join the global light switch off this weekend.
The borough's cabinet member for the environment has issued the plea for residents and the business community to get involved.
Councillor Louise Bloom first learned about the worldwide green initiative when she was contacted by the Daily Echo.
Applauding the move she said: "I would encourage all our residents and businesses in the borough to join and turn out their lights for one hour.
She said that Eastleigh Council was very happy to join the Big Switch Off.
She said: "The lights at the Civic Offices are only on in the evening in rooms where meetings are being held and in necessary corridors. "The lights in the toilets only come on when someone is in there."
Cllr Bloom added: "We would encourage all householders to think about do they really need lights on in the evening?
"The simple act of turning off unnecessary lights saves you money as well as saving the planet from global warming.
"However what I would really like to see is shops and office blocks turning off their lights at night.
"It is ridiculous to see buildings lit up like Christmas trees when they are totally empty.
"It is scandalous waste of electricity and is a definite cause of global warming.
"Even if these companies don't care about their balance sheets, they should at least think about the damage they are causing to the environment and join the switch off."
5:34am Tuesday 25th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: live local, southampton on 7:17am Tue 25 Mar 08
As I understand it some supply companys are worried about being able to deal with a sudden drop and raise in demand, which could cause power failures. That being said it is a good idea to reconsider if the power usage is necessary perhaps Southampton should take a long look at the traffic lights and consided how many could be shut of at times of less traffic and if sucessful then leave them off for longer periods?
As I understand it some supply companys are worried about being able to deal with a sudden drop and raise in demand, which could cause power failures. That being said it is a good idea to reconsider if the power usage is necessary perhaps Southampton should take a long look at the traffic lights and consided how many could be shut of at times of less traffic and if sucessful then leave them off for longer periods?
Posted by: Denzil, work on 7:40am Tue 25 Mar 08
What utter rubbish, Eastleigh's councillors should be more concerned about the amount of shopping trollies in the rivers and gangs of street rats running wild.
What utter rubbish, Eastleigh's councillors should be more concerned about the amount of shopping trollies in the rivers and gangs of street rats running wild.
Posted by: Al Gore on 7:57am Tue 25 Mar 08
""It is ridiculous to see buildings lit up like Christmas trees when they are totally empty."
Christmas Tree lights - the next thing to be banned by these moonbats.
""It is ridiculous to see buildings lit up like Christmas trees when they are totally empty."
Christmas Tree lights - the next thing to be banned by these moonbats.
Posted by: Christoff on 9:08am Tue 25 Mar 08
I love the way any business/organisatio
n/public figure are so worried about public image that they whole heartedly support anything vaguely linked to saving the planet.
It would be refreshing to hear someone question it just once.
As Denzil correctly says (shock horror) the Councillor's of Eastleigh have far more important issues to worry about than turning of some lights for an hour.
What a joke.
I love the way any business/organisatio
n/public figure are so worried about public image that they whole heartedly support anything vaguely linked to saving the planet.
It would be refreshing to hear someone question it just once.
As Denzil correctly says (shock horror) the Councillor's of Eastleigh have far more important issues to worry about than turning of some lights for an hour.
What a joke.
Posted by: I wonder on 9:41am Tue 25 Mar 08
I wonder how much energy we could save if we did away with pointless local councils?
I wonder how much energy we could save if we did away with pointless local councils?
Posted by: Redfield, Winchester on 9:43am Tue 25 Mar 08
The amount of effect britain has on the environment is negligable. China, America, Russia and India far exceed anything this little old country can do. Whilst we want to be seen to be doing the right thing, the amount of effort and expense being thrown at this problem isn't really making a jot of difference. Until these four nations make a real concerted effort in the way britain is then there won't be any difference in the environment
The amount of effect britain has on the environment is negligable. China, America, Russia and India far exceed anything this little old country can do. Whilst we want to be seen to be doing the right thing, the amount of effort and expense being thrown at this problem isn't really making a jot of difference. Until these four nations make a real concerted effort in the way britain is then there won't be any difference in the environment
Posted by: Gonzo on 10:47am Tue 25 Mar 08
[quote][bold]I wonder[/bold] wrote:
I wonder how much energy we could save if we did away with pointless local councils?[/quote] I wonder how much energy we'd save by getting rid of the comments section on the Echo website.
I wonder how many green house gasses we would prevent from release into the atmosphere by live stock not farting anymore.
I wonder if, all of the UK turning the power to everything off permanently, would change anything given the ammount of fossil fuels being used by the likes of the US / India / China.
Let's face it the wheels of climate change are in motion and won't be stopped, whether it's a man made problem or just part of this planets natural cycle. The lights off in Eastleigh campaign probably accounts for less than 0.0000001% of the energy used globally.
I wonder wrote:
I wonder how much energy we could save if we did away with pointless local councils?
I wonder how much energy we'd save by getting rid of the comments section on the Echo website.
I wonder how many green house gasses we would prevent from release into the atmosphere by live stock not farting anymore.
I wonder if, all of the UK turning the power to everything off permanently, would change anything given the ammount of fossil fuels being used by the likes of the US / India / China.
Let's face it the wheels of climate change are in motion and won't be stopped, whether it's a man made problem or just part of this planets natural cycle. The lights off in Eastleigh campaign probably accounts for less than 0.0000001% of the energy used globally.
Posted by: vicky, Southampton. on 11:20am Tue 25 Mar 08
Make our streets and neighbourhoods safe to be in and then maybe we could turn the lights out.
Make our streets and neighbourhoods safe to be in and then maybe we could turn the lights out.
Posted by: G Sceptic, Sholing on 11:25am Tue 25 Mar 08
Let’s get one thing straight from the start. Climate change or global warming – call it what you will, is cyclical and there is a growing consensus among non-aligned scientists (i.e. those whose livelihoods do not depend on carbon dioxide being the cause of global warming and those who do not work for gas or oil industries or any industry with a vested interest), that warming is a result of solar activity and nothing to do with man. Unfortunately, that does not make for good headlines, and so the media is being swept along the rollercoaster with the hysteria that global warming is man made. Remember that the biggest greenhouse gas is water vapour – some 95 per cent. CO2 is about one third of one per cent and most of that occurs naturally. Most of our modern warming occurred before 1940, before much human-emitted CO2. There has been no warming at all in the last nine years.
`The Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change', signed in New York on March 4, 2008 following a meeting attended by over 500 scientists, economists, policy makers, etc., was largely ignored by the media especially the biased BBC (the only exception of note appears to be The Sunday Telegraph).
The Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change included:
That there is no convincing evidence that CO2 emissions from modern industrial activity has in the past, is now, or will in the future cause catastrophic climate change.
Now, therefore, we recommend -
That world leaders reject the views expressed by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as popular, but misguided works such as An Inconvenient Truth.
Now you know - but no thanks indeed to our UK media. We should be asking some urgent questions about media independence and balance.
As for light bulbs. Light bulb manufacturers have convinced environmentalists and lawmakers that the compact fluorescent light (CFL) is more energy efficient than the incandescent. Fair enough. When you go to buy a new light bulb, if you care to spend the extra money (CFLs cost more than incandescent – so no vested interest from the manufactures then), you might feel good about helping the environment. But the problem is that soon you won’t have choice and your home will be lit with little glowing swirls of mercury. If you should break one, open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes to reduce exposure to mercury. What a fantastic idea! Let's fill fragile tubes with a neurotoxin and place them all over the house!
Has anyone asked the council who they are going to protect employees who work at rubbish dumps how to deal with hundreds of mercury bulbs.
Let’s get one thing straight from the start. Climate change or global warming – call it what you will, is cyclical and there is a growing consensus among non-aligned scientists (i.e. those whose livelihoods do not depend on carbon dioxide being the cause of global warming and those who do not work for gas or oil industries or any industry with a vested interest), that warming is a result of solar activity and nothing to do with man. Unfortunately, that does not make for good headlines, and so the media is being swept along the rollercoaster with the hysteria that global warming is man made. Remember that the biggest greenhouse gas is water vapour – some 95 per cent. CO2 is about one third of one per cent and most of that occurs naturally. Most of our modern warming occurred before 1940, before much human-emitted CO2. There has been no warming at all in the last nine years.
`The Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change', signed in New York on March 4, 2008 following a meeting attended by over 500 scientists, economists, policy makers, etc., was largely ignored by the media especially the biased BBC (the only exception of note appears to be The Sunday Telegraph).
The Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change included:
That there is no convincing evidence that CO2 emissions from modern industrial activity has in the past, is now, or will in the future cause catastrophic climate change.
Now, therefore, we recommend -
That world leaders reject the views expressed by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as popular, but misguided works such as An Inconvenient Truth.
Now you know - but no thanks indeed to our UK media. We should be asking some urgent questions about media independence and balance.
As for light bulbs. Light bulb manufacturers have convinced environmentalists and lawmakers that the compact fluorescent light (CFL) is more energy efficient than the incandescent. Fair enough. When you go to buy a new light bulb, if you care to spend the extra money (CFLs cost more than incandescent – so no vested interest from the manufactures then), you might feel good about helping the environment. But the problem is that soon you won’t have choice and your home will be lit with little glowing swirls of mercury. If you should break one, open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes to reduce exposure to mercury. What a fantastic idea! Let's fill fragile tubes with a neurotoxin and place them all over the house!
Has anyone asked the council who they are going to protect employees who work at rubbish dumps how to deal with hundreds of mercury bulbs.
Posted by: Al Gore on 12:15pm Tue 25 Mar 08
"Has anyone asked the council who they are going to protect employees who work at rubbish dumps how to deal with hundreds of mercury bulbs."
Worth repeating.
"Has anyone asked the council who they are going to protect employees who work at rubbish dumps how to deal with hundreds of mercury bulbs."
Worth repeating.
Posted by: pepe, Chandler's Ford on 12:19pm Tue 25 Mar 08
How much will it cost to turn the lights off and then on again?
How much will it cost to turn the lights off and then on again?
Posted by: Andy Andrews, West End on 12:56pm Tue 25 Mar 08
Well I for one am not sitting in the dark for an hour just for the sake of pathetic gesture politics.
Well I for one am not sitting in the dark for an hour just for the sake of pathetic gesture politics.
Posted by: Robbing Ron on 1:18pm Tue 25 Mar 08
So everyone's lights will be off at the weekend and this thursday between 7 and 8pm, perfect.
So everyone's lights will be off at the weekend and this thursday between 7 and 8pm, perfect.
Posted by: R.T. Pratt on 1:49pm Tue 25 Mar 08
Surely they're not thinking about switching off those lovely, £77,000, light at the bottom of town ?
Surely they're not thinking about switching off those lovely, £77,000, light at the bottom of town ?
Posted by: Wewullywinky on 6:17pm Tue 25 Mar 08
Councillors always leave the lights on when no one's home, if you catch my drift...
Councillors always leave the lights on when no one's home, if you catch my drift...
Posted by: nmills1757, southampton on 10:25pm Tue 25 Mar 08
I for one will be turning on every light and electronic devise in my house this weekend, get a real job the lot of you!!!!!!!!!!
I for one will be turning on every light and electronic devise in my house this weekend, get a real job the lot of you!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: ERNEST SABERTON, Bournemouth on 12:12pm Wed 26 Mar 08
I agree with saving electricty to save money. but please please stop saying it will help to stop climate change, the climate is changing all the the time.always has and always will.
I agree with saving electricty to save money. but please please stop saying it will help to stop climate change, the climate is changing all the the time.always has and always will.
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