Saving the Environment: Earth Hour - Book Report/Review Example

Advocating for the replacement of bulbs with energy-saving ones is a far better idea of saving more energy than just switching them off for an hour. Moreover, switching lights off for an hour may pose a safety hazard to people in apartment buildings and hotels. Fire code laws make it mandatory for 24-hour businesses to be well-lit day and night in some states. As Ross Mckitrick argues, the dramatic earth hour of switching off lights is a lost cause since there are laws that require street lamps to shine all night.

In conclusion, the earth hour idea looks very environmentally friendly from the face. However, it has little or no impact on environmental conservation. It is an idea promoted to make individuals feel good that they are doing something to save the planet.”“I too second his support for Ross Mckitrick’s standpoint on earth hour. Switching off lights for an hour is not the best idea for conserving energy. This kind of environmentalism tends to focus on overly dramatic things like the use of hybrid cars, daylight savings, and recycling while ignoring the basic and necessary ways to save the environment.

For example life cycle assessment. Even hybrid vehicles are inefficient when compared to public transportation. Public transportation is beneficial since it enjoys economies of scale. Therefore, earth hour is synonymous with the term greenwashing (Huber, 2008). This is when people or companies try to advance environmentalism policies, which mostly have no positive impact on the environment, such as earth hour.”