In the article it says only the floodlights will go off, so it will still be on, just not very bright at night.. of course Times Square is always busiest at night and it would get the most views then.
If you are talking about Americans -- most American paper products are produced by companies who cut from well controlled forests.
If you mean the globe -- it really is hard to push China (where a good chunk of the world's deforestation happens) or South American countries into anything.
When it really comes down to it "putting our money where our mouth is" is the best message a company or country can send.
To be totally eco-friendly it would have to include fighting light pollution by pointing the lights down. We are losing our night sky and must fight light pollution now so that future generations can see the stars. http://www.darksky.org
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Ignatius @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:33PM
At least they're ballsy enough to let it die when there's not enough energy to power it.
YankeesRule @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:10PM
In the article it says only the floodlights will go off, so it will still be on, just not very bright at night.. of course Times Square is always busiest at night and it would get the most views then.
Flashpoint @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:37PM
Its astonishing how much energy we WASTE in the name of fashion and trendiness.
I don't think we'd be having such a huge problem with CO2 emmissions if we weren't simultaneously supporting mass deforestation.
EricR @ Jul 3rd 2008 3:17PM
@Flashpoint
When you say we who are you including?
If you are talking about Americans -- most American paper products are produced by companies who cut from well controlled forests.
If you mean the globe -- it really is hard to push China (where a good chunk of the world's deforestation happens) or South American countries into anything.
When it really comes down to it "putting our money where our mouth is" is the best message a company or country can send.
Joe Stef @ Nov 15th 2008 10:23PM
To be totally eco-friendly it would have to include fighting light pollution by pointing the lights down. We are losing our night sky and must fight light pollution now so that future generations can see the stars. http://www.darksky.org