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That's what i would call it...This email hit my inbox as I was reading this article

This Sunday from 8pm - 9pm.

All you have to do is turn off all electricity for one hour! NO TV, NO COMPUTER, NOTHING!!!

So grab some friends, candles, cards and some games for one hour and let Earth take a breather.

Check out the website and sign up today! Please repost this so everyone knows about it.

CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL EARTH HOUR WEBSITE

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Climate change is perhaps the most significant issue facing our planet today. We are beginning to witness dramatic impacts as a result of the amount of carbon we load into the atmosphere. To alter the current course of climate change we must act now.

That's why you are invited to join thousands of your Chicago friends, neighbors and businesses and millions of people around the world to make a bold statement about climate change on March 29 from 8 to 9 p.m local time.

Turn out your lights for one hour. Earth Hour.

As World Wildlife Fund's flagship city for the United States, Chicago, a leader in environmental initiatives, is encouraging its residents across the region to make the pledge to help fight global warming by voluntarily turning off their lights for 60 minutes. Signature skyscrapers, key landmarks, theater marquees and shops on the Magnificent Mile will voluntarily turn off their lights.

ComEd, the northern Illinois power utility, is a major sponsor of Earth Hour.

Earth Hour's not just about cutting back for one hour. It's about taking a stand and thinking ahead about what you, your neighbors and your city can do to slow climate change.

Seize the Earth Hour moment and change some of your outdated energy-wasting light bulbs to new, efficient and inexpensive compact fluorescents. Think of other ways you can cut your energy usage and trim your electric bill after Earth Hour has passed.

One person can make a difference. Cities, working together, can change the world.

One hour, Chicago. Earth Hour.

spring is here

It's a whopping 72 degrees here in Chicago and for those who don't know - that's over 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. While most people are out enjoying the care-free summer like weather out there, I can't help but cringe just a little. This is Global Warming at it's finest.

Don't mean to sound cynical, but I'm just saying. Open your eyes and see what we are actually doing to this planet. While we are basking in the sunshine of warmer weather, ice caps are melting...

that is all...you can go back to sipping your mocha lattes now.

an unique alternative to fossil fuels?

Whoa. This article was really refreshing and revolutionary in terms of finding creative ways to save money on gas and help out the environment in the process(this is the first I heard of this how about you?). Diesel Fuel Drivers Eye Vegetable Oil As Cheap Fuel. How cool is that ? I can totally see myself cruising in my car on vegetable oil. Too bad my car doesn't run on Diesel. :(

If I had money I would buy myself one of the Hybrid cars, but unfortunately I am saving for a house and just recently paid off my Corolla. Needless to say, I am enjoying not having a car payment and truthfully, I love my car! It's the only car I ever known to actually fix itself (no lie). Truth is, I will probably drive my ride until it falls to a tired heap and refuses to move anymore. Then, I will buy a hybrid.