Smithies Turn Out for Earth Hour
by Angela Zhu
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: News
"Whether or not people chose to come to the Switch Hunt, we were really hoping students would take this opportunity to do something with their houses," said Badler.
Badler said that the tags placed on the light switches across campus by the students participating in the Switch Hunt will be left up for as long as possible. "The point is really to motivate students to turn off lights that aren't being used on a daily basis," she said.
Tiffany Tseng '11, a member of the King House Switch Hunt team, agreed: "I think Earth Hour was organized in such a phenomenal way, in that it really pumped up people to become more globally aware of how to conserve energy together."
"I think the fact that we can even hold a Switch Hunt to turn off all the lights that aren't being used says something about the overall energy waste," Badler said.
Badler said that Earth Hour is something that has been gaining momentum around the world, and that she is hoping to see it continue next year.
Interested parties can find out more about Earth Hour at www.earthhour.org.
Badler said that the tags placed on the light switches across campus by the students participating in the Switch Hunt will be left up for as long as possible. "The point is really to motivate students to turn off lights that aren't being used on a daily basis," she said.
Tiffany Tseng '11, a member of the King House Switch Hunt team, agreed: "I think Earth Hour was organized in such a phenomenal way, in that it really pumped up people to become more globally aware of how to conserve energy together."
"I think the fact that we can even hold a Switch Hunt to turn off all the lights that aren't being used says something about the overall energy waste," Badler said.
Badler said that Earth Hour is something that has been gaining momentum around the world, and that she is hoping to see it continue next year.
Interested parties can find out more about Earth Hour at www.earthhour.org.