60 Minutes of Darkness for a Lifetime of Light

Whether you believe in Global Warming or not, I think we can all agree that Americans are consuming more energy than ever before. What's sad is that so little of our energy comes from renewable energy sources.

This is the country that was built on innovation and creativity. Hell we built the internet! When did we become followers? But we have a choice. Today, the people at http://www11.earthhourus.org/ are asking us to Turn Off our lights. Not forever, not for a year, not even a day. For 1 hour.

Someone once said:

"Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.

Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah—to "undo the heavy burdens ... and to let the oppressed go free.

And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.

All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin."

At 8pm today, wherever you are, I ask that you turn off your lights, for just an hour. Why? Because I care, and it starts with you and me.