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TURN OFF YOUR LIGHT FOR 5 MINUTES ON SUNDAY APRIL 1ST AT 8PM

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature, but. . .this April Fool's Day let's play a trick on Global Warming. . TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS FOR 5 MINUTES ON Sunday, April 1st at precisely 8pm

What Action
When 04/01/2007
from 20:00 to 20:05
Where Everywhere
Contact Name Rochelle Becker or David Weisman
Contact Email
Contact Phone 805-772-7077
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The Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility asks all Californians to join us for a fun, simple, and useful experiment. All you have to do is turn off your lights (and TV's, Computers, DVD's and all other electrical appliances if you wish).

AND HERE'S THE REASON WHY: Can five minutes make a difference? You bet!

On February 1st, residents of France and Spain turned off their lights for five minutes. The result? A savings of 800 Megawatts in France and 1000 Megawatts in Spain.

Together, that almost equals the power output of either Diablo Canyon or San Onofre nuclear reactors. California utilities CAN measure the difference. More importantly, when the drop in usage is noticed it also helps prove that conservation can make a difference. Of course, if you turn off your TV, computers and other electric equipment during that period the savings will be even greater. This conservation measurement will be useful to the California Energy Commission in their study of the full costs, risks and benefits of nuclear power.

For a flyer in PDF format to print out and hang everywhere and pass around follow this link:
http://a4nr.org/actionalerts/aprilfoolsflyerpdf/view